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by Richard and Melissa TerrisFor this post, we decided to visit something in our own city; New York City
The Feast of San Gennaro is an Italian-American festival which takes place in the Little Italy section of Manhattan, NYC. (There are now other San Gennaro festivals in The Bronx, and New Jersey, but this post is about the Manhattan festival)
The festival dates back to 1926, when a group of immigrants from Naples got together on Mulberry Street to continue a tradition which began in Italy; celebrating Saint Januarius, who was the patron saint of Naples.
The festival has an interesting history, as does the city as a whole, which certainly included the Mafia at one point. Nowadays things are very different, but the festival is great fun.
Spanning Mulberry Street, from Houston to Canal, the festival is 7 blocks of food stalls, clothing stalls, music, restaurants, bars, and all the tourist stalls you could ask for! It was great to see so many people on the streets again, having fun, given all the recent restrictions due to Covid.
If you are able to visit NYC during when the festival is on, it's an asbolute must!
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