"September
21, 1985  Went to San Gennaro's festival and pigged out.  I had, al
least what I remembered I had, was a cannoli, zeppoli, sausage and
pepper pizza, a salami and cheese hero, etc. The streets, as
always, were packed and everywhere you turned was food. Even with all
that I had to stop at Ferrara's for some pastries."

"September
24, 1988 Andy and I went to the Festival of San Gennaro's--he had never
been to it and looked like a kid at the circus.Afetrwards we went to
work the AIDS table at Christopher Street and 6th Avenue. Don't know how
much we ate but there was no question of having sex!!!"

"September 19, 1983  I think, because I didn't make notes til later that Chuck, Bill and I or it could have been Bob, Bill and I--somebody
has to remember!--went to San Gennero's feast in Little Italy. I find it
hard to believe that we ate at the Stage after the show that night.
Good thing Sue picked us up in a limo!!"

 
The History of the Feast of San Gennaro
The
Annual Feast of San Gennaro is a celebration of the Patron Saint of
Naples. First celebrated in New York City on September 19, 1926 by newly
arrived immigrants from Naples, the Feast of San Gennaro was a
traditional celebration in Naples for Saint Gennaro who was martyred for
the faith in 305 A.D. Immigrants who had settled along Mulberry Street
in the Little Italy section of New York City continued their traditional celebration with
an eleven day Feast. September 19th is the most religious day of the
Festival of San Gennaro, and features a Religious Procession followed by
Celebratory Mass at the Most Precious Blood Church on Mulberry Street,
the National Shrine of San Gennaro
Things to Do at the Feast of San Gennaro

• Have lunch or dinner at one of Little Italy's restaurants


• Watch one of the Processions


• Listen to the musical performances


• Try your luck at the many carnival games


• Eat traditional San Gennaro Festival foods from street vendor along Mulberry Street


• For more about the feast go to  https://tinyurl.com/2f7p6gn

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