July 19, 2015

A Look at Wednesday’s "Night Lift"

Scenes from the 2015 Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 
and San Paolino di Nola in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Wednesday night's (July 15th) giglio lift was spectacular
Photos by New York Scugnizzo
The Giglio Band played our favorite Neapolitan and Italian American songs
The paranza (lifters) await their orders
Marching past Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Lifting the giglio is an act of penance
Congratulations to our friend Robert Nash, President of the St. Francis College Italian American Historical Society (back row), who participated in his first lift
Our friend Lieutenant Dom Varuzza (second from left)
poses with family and friends between lifts
Our buddy Chef Giuseppe Marrone of Forno Rosso Restaurant (center) celebrating with family and friends from Napoli and Lecce