Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast 2010 - 2 Giglio first lift

The giglio tower is a heavy structure weighing about 4 tons and standing 65 feet in height. It was originally built of wood, but since 1966, in Brooklyn, the framework of the giglio has been constructed of metal. The front of the structure is divided into six panels of papier-mache saints, angels, flowers and a map of Italy. On top the giglio is a statue of San Paolino. The tower is anchored on a square platform, large enough to accommodate a band and singer/M.C. The entire weight rests on four sturdy metal legs. Beneath the platform, a line of seven evenly spaced metal poles (I-beams) protrude at a length of four feet on each of four sides. Four men to a pole, on bent knees, position their shoulders and when 112 men simultaneously stand erect, the giglio is off the ground; it is a lift.

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Music

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• Our Lady of Mount Carmel
• Feast
• Giglio Band
• Williamsburg
• Brooklyn
• San Paolino
• O' Giglio'e Paradiso
• Giglio song