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La Festa di San Gennaro

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La Festa di San Gennaro

San Gennaro photo

The oldest, largest, liveliest
festa, the Feast of San Gennaro
attracts over 3 million people
during 11 days in September.
 
A martyr, St. Januarius is the
patron saint of Naples.  Here is
his picture.

Where & when is it?
Dates for 2001's festa: September 13th-23rd.
This festival (initiated in 1926) is held
annually along Mulberry Street, the
remaining area of Little Italy, in lower Manhattan.  
Most popular features of la festa: food,
games of chance, the atmosphere.

Terrorism cancelled the Feast in 2001, which would have been its 75th Diamond Jubilee.
map of Little Italy

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music: "On Mulberry Street" by native New Yorker Billy Joel