100 years of the feast of San Gennaro

The 100th annual Feast of San Gennaro is underway on Little Italy's Mulberry Street. The Lower Manhattan tradition has its roots in Naples, where the body of Saint Gennaro is preserved. Neapolitan immigrants settled on Mulberry Street at the start of the twentieth century. In 1926, they decided to have a one-day celebration for their hometown protector.

Joseph Sciorra, the director for Academic and Cultural Programs at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute at Queens College, joins WNYC to explore how San Gennaro expanded into an 11-day event.