By Currents News
The next generation took center stage at the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Paulinus as children carried a scaled-down Giglio through the streets of Williamsburg.
The Children’s Giglio Lift gives young participants the chance to take part in one of New York City’s oldest Italian-American traditions, which has been celebrated in Brooklyn since 1887. While smaller than the towering 70-foot Giglio carried by about 100 men, the children say the lift is still a true test of strength.