Facing south on Mulberry Street during the 2006 Festival.

Street vendors selling sausages at the feast.

The Feast of San Gennaro, originally a one-day religious commemoration, is now an 11-day street fair beginning on the second Thursday in September in the Little Italy area of Manhattan as an annual celebration of Italian culture and the Italian-American community. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Canal and Mulberry, where Chinatown meets Little Italy. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1704x2272, 1210 KB) Summary Street vendors at the annual Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy, New York City. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1704x2272, 1210 KB) Summary Street vendors at the annual Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy, New York City. ... Among Seattles best known streetfairs are Bumbershoot, Folklife (both at the Seattle center), and the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade & street fair. ... Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated (or formerly populated) primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Languages American English, Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, other (predominantly southern) Italian dialects and languages of italian historical minorities Religions Roman Catholic An Italian American is an American of Italian descent. ...

Centered on Mulberry Street, which is closed to traffic for the occasion, the festival generally features parades, street vendors, sausages, games and zeppole. The Grand Procession is held starting at 2 p.m on the last Saturday in September immediately after a celebratory Mass at the Church of the Most Precious Blood. This is a Roman Catholic candlelit procession in which the statue of San Gennaro is carried from its permanent home in the Most Precious Blood Church through the streets of Little Italy. Some of the many varieties of Sausages A sausage consists of ground meat and other animal parts, herbs and spices, and possibly other ingredients, generally packed in a casing (traditionally the intestines of the animal), and preserved in some way. ... Zeppole (singular Zeppoli) or St. ... A Medieval Low Mass by a bishop. ... The Courtyard of the Church during the Feast of San Gennaro. ...

Some newer residents of the area have criticized the festival for the effect that the noise, litter and crowds generated by the festival have on the quality of life in the area. In recent years allegations have been made that organized crime was involved in running the festival. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said all the appropriate steps have been taken to free the festival from such control.

Another festival is held with the same attractions in New York City's other Little Italy, in the Fordham/Belmont community in the Bronx. The streets are closed to traffic and the festivities begin early in the morning and proceed late into the night. In 2002 Jimmy Kimmel and Doug DeLuca founded the Feast of San Gennaro Los Angeles, and is a major annual event held every September in Hollywood. For other uses, see Bronx (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... ...

San Gennaro (Saint Januarius) is the patron saint of Naples, Italy. His feast day is September 19 in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. The first Feast of San Gennaro was held on September 18, 1926, by newly-arrived Neapolitan immigrants who retained the customary observance from Italy. Similar festivals have also been sponsored in other U.S. cities. Saint Januarius, or San Gennaro, bishop of Benevento, is a saint and martyr in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... For other uses see, Naples (disambiguation) and Napoli (disambiguation) Location of the city of Naples (red dot) within Italy. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      This article is about... “Catholic Church” redirects here. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

Popular culture

The Feast of San Gennaro was featured in both The Godfather, Part II and The Godfather, Part III. In Part II, a younger Vito Corleone assassinates local Mafia Don Fanucci during one of the processions made during the festival. This assassination enables Vito Corleone to rise in power and influence in the Mafia. In Part III, Vito's grandson Vincent "Vinnie" Mancini-Corleone assassinates rival Joey Zasa during the festival in a very public manner, causing widespread panic throughout Little Italy. A furious Michael Corleone orders that nothing like that ever be done again. Al Pacino as Don Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II The Godfather, Part II is the 1974 sequel to The Godfather. ... The Godfather, Part III is a 1990 film, the third in the Godfather trilogy. ... Vito Corleone (December 7, 1891 – June 25, 1955), born Vito Andolini, aka The Godfather or The Don, is a character in Mario Puzos novel The Godfather, as well as Francis Ford Coppolas trilogy of films based on it. ... This article is about the criminal society. ... Massimo Fanucci(1866-1921) is a fictional character appearing in The Godfather Part II. He is portrayed by Gastone Moschin. ... Vincent Mancini also known as Vincenzo Corleone is a fictional character in Francis Ford Coppolas 1990 film The Godfather Part III, portrayed by Andy Garcia in an Academy Award-nominated performance. ... Joey Zasa(1936-1979) is a fictional character appearing in the The Godfather, Part III. He was portrayed by Joe Mantegna. ... Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated (or formerly populated) primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood. ... Michael Corleone (December 25, 1920 – December 29, 1997) is a fictional character in Mario Puzos novels, The Godfather and The Sicilian. ...

Gallery

Street Vendors selling cheesesteak sandwiches, sausages and other foods lines the streets. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Cheesesteak with Cheez Whiz The cheesesteak, known outside the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area as the Philadelphia cheesesteak, Philly cheesesteak, or steak and cheese is a sandwich principally of thinly sliced pieces of steak and melted cheese on a long roll. ...

The Most Precious Blood Church, during the San Gennaro Festival, featuring a shrine to San Gennaro on the left. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...

A San Gennaro shrine in the courtyard of the Most Precious Blood Church. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (480 × 640 pixel, file size: 82 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Shrine dedicated to San Gennaro, in the Most Precious Blood Church in Manhattans Little Italy. ...

External links

• Feast of San Gennaro official site (sponsored by Figli di San Gennaro)
• Feast of San Gennaro Los Angeles