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A WALK THROUGH ,THE FEAST OF SAN GENNARO IS AN ITALIAN AMERICAN FESTIVAL ORIGINALLY A ONE DAY RELIGIOUS COMMEMORATION . THE FESTIVAL WAS FIRST CELEBRATED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN SEPTEMBER 1926 . WHEN IMMIGRANTS FROM NAPLES CONGREGATED IN NEW YORK CITY TO CONTINUE THE TRADITION THEY HAD FOLLOWED IN ITALY . TO CELEBRATE SAINT JANUARIUS THE PATRON SAINT OF NAPLES . HIS FEAST DAY IS SEPTEMBER 19 ..