The Procession Through Little Italy
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| Our friends from Aliquippa, PA joined in the festivities |
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(Above & below) Still going strong,
the procession makes its way up Mulberry Street |
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| (L) The Color Guard. (R) Along the route people make donations |
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| Danny Vecchiano and the Giglio Band |
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| (Above & below) We made many stops along the way |
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As always, our friends from E. Rossi & Company,
De Palo's, and Alleva made generous offerings |
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Some watched the procession pass from the comfort of their homes,
while others carried traditional wax ex-voto |
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(Above & below) Nearing the end of the long procession,
we made one final stop at Da Nico's for some pizza and refreshments |
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| Andrew, Carmine and Bruno |
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| Rosanna and John |
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| John and Rocco |
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| (Above & below) We return to Most Precious Blood with much fanfare |
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| The statue is returned to Most Precious Blood Church |
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Peppino's from Bay Ridge generously donated
trays of delicious southern Italian fare |
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| (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 |
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| Salvatore LaRocca was this year's big winner |
