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I'm confused-- last weekend I ran into this street festival in Little Italy and thought "Oh yeah, this is the Sopranos episode where Paulie meets the local priest who wants more money to put on the annual St. Elzéar festival. Paulie says no way, and the priest counters by saying the figure carried through the streets will not be allowed to wear its traditional golden crown as a consequence.
That much is clear-- but this week I googled around and found out that the St. Elzéar festival is traditionally celebrated on September 27th. The Soprano episode aired in May. This street festival above happened last weekend. So what's up with the scheduling?
Anyway. Preparations for the next big bash in Little Italy-- the Feast of San Gennaro, patron saint of Naples-- is happening on Mulberry this week and I can already smell the sausage.
Tags:
Little Italy, Mulberry, Saint Elzear Festival, San Gennaro, Sopranos
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Posted on 8/25/2008
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