There's Nothing Like “The Feast of the Giglio” in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

There's nothing quite like the Dancing of the Giglio!

Each July since 1887, this beloved ritual celebrating San Paolino of Nola and Our Lady of Mount Carmel has meantt faith, culture, and family traditions to the Italian American neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Join us as we come home to the neighborhood to explore the history and highlights of this world-renowned NYC summer tradition, meet some of the incredible men underneath this 4-ton spire of devotion, and set out to understand why Brooklyn’s “Festa del Giglio” might just be the greatest Feast in all of Italian America!

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Presented as a joint project from The Italian American Podcast and The Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA), and in association with Joe Minnella Studios LLC, we present Greetings From Italian America

Join us each month for a fresh look at one of the best parts of this country of ours… the Italian side!

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“Greetings From Italian America: The Feast of the Giglio"

Directed by Joe Minnella

Executive Producer Basil Russo

Written by Joe Minnella and John M. Viola

Producers John M. Viola, Rossella Rago, Pat O'Boyle, Joe Minnella and Stephanie Longo

Narrated by John M. Viola

Hosted by John M. Viola, Rossella Rago and Pat O'Boyle

Director of Photography and Editor Joe Minnella

Special Guests: Rev. Msgr. Jamie J. Gigantiello, Anthony "Tippy" Croce


Featuring Original Music By:

Blue Danube (by Strauss) by Strauss
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0
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Music provided by FreeMusic109 / freemusic109  

Performed by European Archive


Rune Dale "Nights in Las Negras" (Epidemic)

Phil Caccavalle, Antonio Rosalia and Pasquale Ferrara "O Giglio e Paradiso" (Performed by Various Artists)


Still Photos and Additional Footage from:

Facebook, iStock, Wikipedia, Pinterest, We The Italians, ISDA, 1st Art Gallery, Club Cooking, CRTV, Days of the Year, National Today, Piatto Recipes, The Spruce Eats, Twitter, USA Restaurants, Live Strong, Reddit, United Cattle Products, Monovisions, Fine Art America, The Mayor EU, One More Folded Sunset, NY Times, Il Regno, Hip Postcard, Hemmings Slice of Brooklyn, Library of Congress, Water and Power Associates, Images.png, La Gazette Italiana, Herbert List, Research Gate, Atlas Obscura, YouTube, CBS, NBC, OLMC Feast, Storyblocks, Alchetron, John Sanidopoulos, Ana St. Paul, 6sqft Brooklyn, NYC Old Photos, Brooklyn Public Library, LOC Brooklyn Bridge, Grand Voyage Italy, History 101 NYC, The Agency, Newman Ministry, Look and Learn St. Pauline's, Festival del Medioevo, British Pathe, Britannica, Brooklyn Eagle, Historic Green Point

Special Thanks
ISDA, The Italian American Podcast, The Viola Family, Basil Russo, Stephanie Longo, John Deike, The City of Brooklyn, OLMC Feast, Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Brooklyn) Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, Monsignor David Cassato

Filmed in Brooklyn, NY