Festival of Saint Jenner in Naples, Italy
Festival of Saint Jenner in Naples, Italy is held on September 19. This event in the second decade of the month September is annual. 
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As with many Italian festivals, there's much more than just the main event. For the past years, the Patron Saint of Naples has been celebrated in New York and is one of the most anticipated events by Italian-Americans, New Yorkers and tourists!
San Gennaro, the Bishop of Benevento and martyr who was persecuted for being a Christian and finally beheaded in 305 AD, is the most important patron saint of Naples. On the morning of September 19, thousands of people fill the Duomo and Piazza del Duomo, the square in front of it, hoping to see the saint's blood liquefy in what's known as the miracle of San Gennaro. In a solemn religious ceremony, the Cardinal removes the vials of blood from the chapel, and takes them in a procession, along with a bust of San Gennaro, to the cathedral's high altar.
After the ceremony, a religious procession winds through the streets of the historic center, where the roads and the shops are closed. Stands selling toys, trinkets, food, and candy are set up in the streets. Festivities go on for eight days until the reliquary returns to its place.
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