September 27, 2017

A Look at the 2017 Santa Fortunata Procession in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

Evviva Santa Fortunata!
Photos by New York Scugnizzo
Scenes from Saturday’s 117th Annual Procession in honor of Santa Fortunata, beloved patroness of Baucina, Sicily, in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
The two day celebration, full of pomp and pageantry, began at the society clubhouse (7702 17th Ave.) in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Devotees offer donations
A prayer before the procession
The Color Guard led the way down 77th Street
Vincent and Ciro have the great honor of carrying the society's standards
Society women display the banner 
Flowers spell out Santa Fortunata
(Above & below) Decked out in their colorful raiment, participants reenact
the life and martyrdom of Santa Fortunata
The Tony Neglia Band
President Ciro Quattrocchi (right) enjoying the festivities 
Devotees pull the vara with Santa Fortunata through the neighborhood
A good time was had by all
The procession makes its way through the neighborhood