August 23, 2018

A Look at the 129th Annual Feast of Saint Rocco in Little Italy, New York (Part 3)

The Procession Continued and Dinner Party
Viva San Rocco!
Photos by New York Scugnizzo
Scenes from Sunday’s 129th Annual Feast of St. Rocco at the Shrine Church of the Most Precious Blood in Manhattan’s historic Little Italy. (See Part 1, Mass and Opening Ceremony and Part 2, The Procession)
The procession makes its way through China Town and Little Italy
The color guard lead the way up Mulberry Street
(Above & below) Members and friends of the St. Rocco Society
of Potenza take turns carrying our beloved patron
Devotees Michael and Freddy show their support
Little Italy was hopping with enthusiasm for San Rocco
Stephen, Concetta, Bruno and Italo enjoying the festivities
After the procession, members of the St. Rocco Society
of Potenza pose for a commemorative photo
Peppino's from Bay Ridge generously donated
trays of delicious southern Italian 
fare 
Revelers danced the night away
(Above & below) Partygoers enjoyed a very competitive game of “pass the provolone,” a humorous take on “hot potato,” where the winner gets the cheese
(Above & below) A good time was had by all

Salvatore LaRocca was the big winner
Children help draw the raffle tickets