Men Who Dance Giglio Excerpt for "American Montage"
4,330 views · Published 29 June 2013 · 7:21 · Indexed 31 October 2026
Channel: folkstreamer · 2013 · Travel & Events
see the entire film at http://www.folkstreams.net/film,146. Excerpts from a documentary about the Brooklyn St. Paulinus Festival. The film explores ethnicity, cultural traditions, and religious devotion as participants and community members explain the significance of the festival and the 2.5-ton giglio (pronounced jill-yo), which means lily in Italian, carried by 125 men through the streets of the Williamsburg neighborhood. The complete film is at http://www.folkstreams.net/film,146
