The world-class festival, most famous for its 80-foot tower topped with a Neapolitan Saint and carried by a 125-man platoon while a brass band plays, is not to miss from July 5—16.
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From July 6th to July 17th come out to Italian Williamsburg in Brooklyn to enjoy the timeless festival that brings Italian culture to the forefront of New York City life, engaging in the festivities that our ancestors once participated in.
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Upon visiting Thomas Hirschhorn’s Gramsci Monument in the Bronx, passing reflections on impermanence, aesthetics, and what makes something Italian American.
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i-Italy met Carl Bonomo and Steve Acunto, two representatives of the Italian-American community. They told us the history and the meaning behind the Festa del Giglio in Williamsburg, the Lily Feast, that is today at its 123rd edition. “We want to keep this religious and popular tradition alive, and make people feel proud to be Italian”
