Evviva Maria! A Look at the 131st Annual Feast of Our Lady of the Snow in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Evviva Maria!

Photos by New York Scugnizzo

Scenes from Monday's 131st Annual Feast Day Mass and procession for Our Lady of the Snow, patroness of Sanza, Salerno, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Our Lady of the Snow is presented to the expectant crowd 

Devotees shower Our Lady with rose petals 

(Above) Members of the Our Lady of the Snow Ladies Auxiliary carry the Blessed Mother to San Sabino (Below). The ritual is a reenactment of the centuries-old tradition that takes place in Sanza each year

Evviva San Sabino!

The Giglio Band leads the procession down bustling Graham Avenue

(Above & below) The procession wends its way
through the neighborhood with pomp and pageantry

(Left) We stopped by the Society of St. Mary of the Snow Square on the
corner of Herbert Street and Graham Avenue for a moment of silence.
(Right) A detail of the society's antique standard

(Above & below) On our way to church, we stopped by the San Sabino Society clubhouse (206 Withers Street) for some refreshments 

Along the way, devotees pin donations onto the statue

The beautifully decorated shrine of the Madonna della Neve
inside San Francesco di Paola Church (219 Conselyea Street) 

After Mass, the procession continues 

Religious monuments around the church

After a few hours, the procession returns to the clubhouse for a celebratory meal

A shrine to the Blessed Mother is erected inside the Our Lady of the Snow Society clubhouse (410 Graham Avenue)