The Procession
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Viva San Rocco!
Photos by New York Scugnizzo
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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 3, The Procession Continued and Dinner Party)
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| The expectant crowd erupts in elation as the saint descends the stairs |
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| Laden with gold, money and ex-voto, the procession departs Little Italy |
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| Salvatore and Constantino did a terrific job conveying the cinte, or candle house |
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| Society standards add to the pageantry |
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| Paul Tocci and family generously provided beverages to thirsty participants |
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| (Above & below) Revelers dance the tarantella in the rain outside the old Vanella Funeral Chapel |
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| Passing on the traditions to the next generation |
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| (Above & below) Members and friends of the St. Rocco Society of Potenza take turns carrying our beloved patron |
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| Locals and tourist enjoy the festivities |
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| Donations are pinned to the statue all along Mulberry Street |
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| (Above & below) Family and friends celebrating their faith and culture |
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| (Above & below) A good time was had by all |
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| Our friends from the St. Joseph Society of Lodi, New Jersey show their support |
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| Our friends from the Associazione Culturale Pugliese Figli Maria SS. Addolorata |