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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Giglio Feast 2009
Jul. 20th, 2009 09:06 pmT and I met one of my photography buddies in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn yesterday for an afternoon of walking about. I saw a number of interesting things--there will be photos of the graffiti in another post--but the most interesting thing I witnessed was a religious festival at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church: the dancing of the Giglio. (Read a detailed history of the feast.)
The Giglio
The Brooklyn Giglio is a 65-foot, 4-ton, steel tower topped by a statue of San Paolino. (Other giglios are made of wood.) The priest and the Giglio Band stand on a platform at the base of the tower. While they play, paranzas (lifters) lift this entire structure and dance it in the street.
( Yes, I said LIFT! )
The Giglio
The Brooklyn Giglio is a 65-foot, 4-ton, steel tower topped by a statue of San Paolino. (Other giglios are made of wood.) The priest and the Giglio Band stand on a platform at the base of the tower. While they play, paranzas (lifters) lift this entire structure and dance it in the street.
( Yes, I said LIFT! )
