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