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The Feast of San Gennaro (in Italian: Festa di San Gennaro), also known as San Gennaro Festival, is a Neapolitan and Italian-American patronal festival dedicated to Saint Januarius, patron saint of Naples and Little Italy, New York. [1] His feast is celebrated on 19 September in the calendar of the Catholic Church. [a] [3] [4]
San Gennaro procession in Naples, 1631. The Feast of San Gennaro is celebrated on 19 September in the General Roman Calendar of the Catholic Church. [6] [n 3] In the Eastern Church, it is celebrated on 21 April. [8] The city of Naples has more than fifty official patron saints, although its principal patron is Saint Januarius. [9]
Marchers make their way down Mulberry Street while participating in the Grand Procession, a parade celebrating the Feast of San Gennaro on September 14, 2024 in New York City’s Little Italy ...
A patronal feast or patronal festival [a] [3] (Spanish: fiesta patronal; Catalan: festa patronal; Portuguese: festa patronal; Italian: festa patronale; French: fête patronale) is a yearly celebration dedicated – in countries influenced by Christianity – to the 'heavenly advocate' or 'patron' of the location holding the festival, who is a saint or virgin.
I know from experience. There I was last Friday, sitting second-to-front row at the Feast of San Gennaro in New York's Little Italy, perilously.
In addition to the 12 national holidays, each city or town celebrates a public holiday on the occasion of the festival of the local patron saint.For example, Rome on 29 June (Saints Peter and Paul), Milan on 7 December (Saint Ambrose), Naples on 19 September (Saint Januarius), Venice on 25 April (Saint Mark the Evangelist) and Florence on 24 June (Saint John the Baptist). [2]
Street vendors at the Feast of San Gennaro in Manhattan's Little Italy. Italian-American neighborhoods in New York ... This page was last edited on 30 January 2025, ...
Maria Corona runs in, warning the women that the Sons of San Gennaro have vowed to take Annina away, by force if necessary, to display her in their procession. Michele, however, has forbidden Annina to attend the annual Feast of San Gennaro, and when he shows up in the street, the other women scatter, leaving Annina to face her brother.