Or, At Clerkenwell's Italian Festival
Every year, on a July Sunday, London's Clerkenwell hosts the biggest and oldest traditional Italian festival. Here are some photos from this year's occasion
Above, Calabria in Clerkenwell (Leica M9, Leitz 40mm Summicron-C f2)
Above, 1950's style (Leica M9, Leitz 40mm Summicron-C f2)
The Festa is similar to those Italians recognise from their cities or villages, usually held around August, and consisting of a religious procession, often marking a local patron saint and including lots of Viva Maria chanting, followed by music, drinking and eating.
Above, A proud man (Leica M9, Leitz 40mm Summicron-C f2)
Above, Eating a Porchetta (Leica M9, Leitz 50mm Summicron f2)
Above, Band boy and drummer (Leica M9, Leitz 50mm Summicron f2)
Above, Jesus (Leica M9, Leitz 50mm Summicron f2)
The Clerkenwell Festa begins with the "Procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel" which involves a number of floats and lost of dressing up.
Above, Ghost of Madonna (Leica M9, Leitz 50mm Summicron f2)
Above, Young women in the procession (Leica M9, Leitz 50mm Summicron f2)
Above, Jesus nailed to the cross (Leica M9, Leitz 50mm Summicron f2)
Above, Carrying a Madonna (Leica M9, Leitz 50mm Summicron f2)
Above, Fancy costumes in Clerkenwell (Leica M9, Leitz 50mm Summicron f2).
The whole collection of (54) photos taken at the festa by me on 17 July are available in my Flickr set 0n click on this link.
