For 139 years, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has been the heart of an Italian-American tradition – the Our Lady of Mount Carmel ...
The festival is best known for the “Dancing of the Giglio,” during which locals hoist a 4-ton tower onto their shoulders and ...
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast kicked off on Wednesday in Brooklyn. The 12-day tradition marks over a century of celebrating Italian faith and culture. On Sunday, 120 men will march the 4-ton, ...
Everybody loves a par-ayyy-de. An Italian Brooklyn tradition for over a century, Williamsburg’s Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast draws hundreds of thousands to an annual bacchanal of sausage, peppers ...
WILLIAMSBURG — The Giglio Feast, one of the world’s most renowned Italian festivals, celebrated 138 years in 2025. The feast was a smashing success, according to Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, pastor of Our ...