August 23, 2019

Viva San Rocco! A Look at the 130th Annual Feast of St. Rocco in Little Italy, New York (Part 3)

The Procession Through Little Italy
Viva San Rocco!
Photos by New York Scugnizzo
See Part 1, Mass and Opening Ceremony, Part 2, The Procession through Chinatownand The 2019 San Rocco Triduum
Our friends from Aliquippa, PA joined in the festivities 
(Above & below) Still going strong,
the procession makes its way up Mulberry Street
(L) The Color Guard. (R) Along the route people make donations
Danny Vecchiano and the Giglio Band
(Above & below) We made many stops along the way 
As always, our friends from E. Rossi & Company,
De Palo's, and Alleva made generous offerings 
Some watched the procession pass from the comfort of their homes,
while others carried
 traditional wax ex-voto
(Above & below) Nearing the end of the long procession,
we made one final stop at Da Nico's for some pizza and refreshments
 
Andrew, Carmine and Bruno 
Rosanna and John 
John and Rocco
(Above & below) We return to Most Precious Blood with much fanfare
The statue is returned to Most Precious Blood Church
Peppino's from Bay Ridge generously donated
trays of delicious southern Italian 
fare
(Above & below) After dinner and a brief rain shower, partygoers enjoyed a very competitive game of “pass the provolone,” a humorous take on “hot potato,” where the winner gets to keep the cheese  
Salvatore LaRocca was this year's big winner