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Catch The Giglio Lift In Williamsburg Today At 1 PM
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Christopher Robbins
Published Jul 10, 2011
Modified Jul 10, 2011
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Today marks the fifth day and the apex of the 124th Annual Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Paulinus of Nola, an Italian street festival that spans 12 days in Williamsburg and is celebrated by The Shrine Church Of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Today is Giglio Sunday, meaning that 130 men will carry the 80-foot-tall, 3 ton Giglio through the streets of Brooklyn. Today's lift begins at 1 p.m. at the church, which is on North Eighth Street and Havemeyer, and lasts until 6 p.m.
Rooted in tradition from 410 A.D., the festival brings crowds, food, and music to the neighborhood. Our advice is to stop watching season 5 of Alias (because really, it was all down hill after season three) and go outside and check it out. But if you miss today's lift, there will be a night lift on Wednesday. As always, share your photos by tagging them "gothamist" on flickr or emailing them to [email protected]
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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