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A couple shots from in and around the Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy. Quite a chaotic mess, but came away with some interesting takeaways. A festival that has been around since the 1920s celebrating all things Italian-American.

Sep 16, 2023 at 10:16 PM

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Ilya, being of Italian descent, my mother and her family fled facist Italy for America in the 1920's, I love all things Italian!
Just fine crisp images here! And the priest handing out a Holy Card!
#1 is FUN!!! Love smiles when they are not seen so often around here.

I hope you had a chance to taste the food!
Dan

Sep 18, 2023 at 10:05 AM

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Danpbphoto wrote:
Ilya, being of Italian descent, my mother and her family fled facist Italy for America in the 1920's, I love all things Italian!
Just fine crisp images here! And the priest handing out a Holy Card!
#1 is FUN!!! Love smiles when they are not seen so often around here.

I hope you had a chance to taste the food!
Dan

Dan,

Thank you for the kind words! It was quite a photogenic time to be out, once you got over the madhouse of people and found little side streets and clear spaces to plant yourself, observe and compose.

My wife is a huge Italophile, so we too enjoy all things Italian and Italian-American. The importance of Italian immigrants and now Italian-Americans in my hometown of San Francisco, and now my adoptive home of NYC can't be overstated...critical to the fabric that made both of these cities. I will say, however, that the Feast of San Gennaro has changed over the years and the roots have been somewhat lost in favor of a smorgasbord of chaos and drunken shenanigans in the evening. Sadly, Italian-American food doesn't quite sit well with my stomach/workout regimen...so I rarely if ever partake. Roman and Tuscan food agreed with me well when I was in Italy just a few months ago, and I genuinely enjoyed my travels around the country.

While I am generally a Francophile and Iberophile, I do love Italian culture and way of life, and look forward to returning in short order!

Sep 18, 2023 at 10:55 AM

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Thank you for posting photos from the Feast, I might take a camera tomorrow evening when we go for sausage, pepper and onions heros and a bag of zeppola.

Everyone gets sick on Feast food but it's part of the culture and the Feast is sponsored by Tums.

My grandfather arrived from Rome in 1917 and Little Italy is not the same as it was 30 years ago because most of the Bosses are dead and their kids went to college and work on Wall Street.

PM me if you want to meet tomorrow night.

Sep 18, 2023 at 11:56 AM

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Dragonfire wrote:
Thank you for posting photos from the Feast, I might take a camera tomorrow evening when we go for sausage, pepper and onions heros and a bag of zeppola.

Everyone gets sick on Feast food but it's part of the culture and the Feast is sponsored by Tums.

My grandfather arrived from Rome in 1917 and Little Italy is not the same as it was 30 years ago because most of the Bosses are dead and their kids went to college and work on Wall Street.

PM me if you want to meet tomorrow night.

Haha it really is tradition, I totally get it. Sadly, my Jewish upbringing brings with it a very sensitive stomach! On one hand I'm glad that I didn't experience the more turbulent times in NYC, on the other, I'm happy to be here now while NYC has its troubles but nothing like the past.

Would love to link up. PM incoming.

Sep 18, 2023 at 12:16 PM

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Dan,

Thank you for the kind words! It was quite a photogenic time to be out, once you got over the madhouse of people and found little side streets and clear spaces to plant yourself, observe and compose.

My wife is a huge Italophile, so we too enjoy all things Italian and Italian-American. The importance of Italian immigrants and now Italian-Americans in my hometown of San Francisco, and now my adoptive home of NYC can't be overstated...critical to the fabric that made both of these cities. I will say, however, that the Feast of San Gennaro has changed over the years...Show more →

You are a "multi-cultural" food-o-phile! That is a plus! I agree with your synopsis of olde versus now in a parade. And I agree also with that. Sorry there is no "edit Tool" to eliminate that which blemishes the original purpose of a parade/ceremony. So we try to turn a negative into a positive. The rest is what is happening in today's world.

Dan

Sep 18, 2023 at 12:17 PM

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Dragonfire wrote:
Thank you for posting photos from the Feast, I might take a camera tomorrow evening when we go for sausage, pepper and onions heros and a bag of zeppola.

Everyone gets sick on Feast food but it's part of the culture and the Feast is sponsored by Tums.

My grandfather arrived from Rome in 1917 and Little Italy is not the same as it was 30 years ago because most of the Bosses are dead and their kids went to college and work on Wall Street.

PM me if you want to meet tomorrow night.

Maybe we 3 should get together next year for our local Italian American Festival?
Dan

Sep 18, 2023 at 12:23 PM

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Danpbphoto wrote:
You are a "multi-cultural" food-o-phile! That is a plus! I agree with your synopsis of olde versus now in a parade. And I agree also with that. Sorry there is no "edit Tool" to eliminate that which blemishes the original purpose of a parade/ceremony. So we try to turn a negative into a positive. The rest is what is happening in today's world.

Dan

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Maybe we 3 should get together next year for our local Italian American Festival?
Dan

Dan, absolutely...too easy to dwell on the negative. It's a fun time, just a full-blown shitshow.

I never say no to a trip down to the DMV area!

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Sep 18, 2023 at 01:17 PM

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Dan, absolutely...too easy to dwell on the negative. It's a fun time, just a full-blown shitshow.

I never say know to a trip down to the DMV area!

Amen brother! It is called "brainwashing". A person sees it enough, or its "likeness on various media outlets, an one begins to think it is the correct path to follow. Not the case in ALL situations.
My "situation" is that I regard some olde fashioned customs of my heritage to be the correct path. It is about respect!

I have NOTHING against going over to the botche ball court and getting wasted,(1 alchoholic drink to me is "wasted", if that is what these people are promoting or not), but PLEASE let the origins of the festival/ceremony be honored first! It is a TRADITION not a "Happening(in the olde hippie sense of the word...and yes I grew up in the 60's)"!

Dan

Sep 18, 2023 at 02:40 PM

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Danpbphoto wrote:
Maybe we 3 should get together next year for our local Italian American Festival?
Dan

Dan, it ends on the 24th and the weather the next few days will be great. Get in the car

Ilya, I am waiting to speak with my Belarusian wife about tomorrows schedule.

She only cooks Italian

Sep 18, 2023 at 02:48 PM

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Oh Frank you dont know how much I want to BUT.......life is keeping me from doing just that. Sorry!
A kudos to your wife! I would need a fork lift if my wife cooked Italian at all!

Dan

Sep 18, 2023 at 02:52 PM

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Danpbphoto wrote:
Amen brother! It is called "brainwashing". A person sees it enough, or its "likeness on various media outlets, an one begins to think it is the correct path to follow. Not the case in ALL situations.
My "situation" is that I regard some olde fashioned customs of my heritage to be the correct path. It is about respect!

I have NOTHING against going over to the botche ball court and getting wasted,(1 alchoholic drink to me is "wasted", if that is what these people are promoting or not), but PLEASE let the origins of the festival/ceremony be honored first! It is a...Show more →

Haha good to know that I'm not the only one who is pretty much a gonner after 1 drink! Ah yes, the hippies...another flashback to my time in SF. I went to middle and high school in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. My school was across the street from Jerry Garcia's home!

Sep 18, 2023 at 03:52 PM

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Dragonfire wrote:
Dan, it ends on the 24th and the weather the next few days will be great. Get in the car

Ilya, I am waiting to speak with my Belarusian wife about tomorrows schedule.

She only cooks Italian

Haha no worries, keep me posted!My wife is Ukrainian, but enjoys the fact that I do all the cooking. She does all the cleaning. I got the fun job =D. To her dismay, though, I only cook middle eastern cuisine due to my work travels!

Sep 18, 2023 at 03:53 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Feast of San Gennaro

Excellent set. My favorite is #1.

Sep 19, 2023 at 03:14 PM

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Toothwalker wrote:
Excellent set. My favorite is #1.

Thank you Toothwalker!

Sep 19, 2023 at 06:04 PM


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