Tempo di lettura: 4 minuti At the turn of the 20th century many immigrants from Nola, Brusciano and other towns in Italy decided to come to New York in search of a better life for themselves and their family. The people from Nola settled in 2 areas of New York City, Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Astoria, Queens bringing their beloved tradition…Continue reading Places in New York that celebrate The Feast of O’Giglio

Tempo di lettura: 3 minuti The Feast of Giglio was born in 1903 when immigrants from Nola, a town not far from Naples in Italy, arrived in Brooklyn, a neighbourhood of New York. Eager to celebrate their saint Paolino di Nola in a foreign land, they decided to pay him homage by dancing a Giglio and a boat in his…Continue reading Brooklyn is preparing for the Feast of “Giglio”