Easter Walk Through Brooklyn Botanical Gardens In 1960's

(Courtesy of Writerpencil  on You Tube)

It's comforting to know that not everything changes with time. Take a look at this sweet video I came across. It was taken at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens on Easter Sunday in the early1960's.
How many families will do the exact same thing this week-end?
Love the fashions and the cherry trees in full bloom.

Do you have any old photos of Easter in Carroll Gardens or Brooklyn in general that you would like to share?  Just send them along and I will post them.

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Carroll Gardens Getting Ready For Easter

Agnellini Pasquale at Court Street Pastry

Marzipan Easter Lambs and assorted fruit from Monteleone's

The Agnellini Pasquale: A Sicilian Easter Tradition

Like clockwork, marzipan lambs make an appearance in the weeks leading up to Easter at both Court Pastry shop at 298 Court Street and Monteleone's at 355 Court Street. No exception this year. The molded almond paste creatures have hand-painted faces, rest on a bed of fake green grass and are surrounded by a few chocolate eggs and candy.

It wouldn't be Easter without such a centerpiece for many Italian families here in Carroll Gardens.

Can anyone give us more information or tell us stories about these marzipan lambs? Would love to know more.

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Picture Of The Day: Easter Eggs And Flamingos

I did try, dear Reader,
to come up with a possible relationship
between Easter eggs and flamingos,
but then decided,
it did not much matter that there was none.

The unusual window decoration combo
made me smile.
That's good enough for me.

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Carroll Gardens Easter Tradition: Good Friday Procession And Marzipan Lambs

Every Easter, these marzipan lambs appear in the window of Court Street Pastry. I especially like the little Italian and American flags sticking out of the fake grass.
Yes, Carroll Gardens may be changing, but there are still signs that this is an Italian neighborhood.

If you need further proof, you may want to check out the Sacred Hearts/ Saint Stephen Church Good Friday Procession. Here is further information from the parish's web site.

The Procession begins at 7 P.M. from the front of Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen Church (Hicks and Summit Streets) and concludes in the Church for a brief prayer service, in Italian, after winding its way through the crowded streets of the neighborhood.

Italian Catholics from the Tri-State area return home annually to Brooklyn’s oldest Italian Parish, Sacred Hearts & St. Stephen Church, to solemnly process through the streets of Carroll Gardens marking the Holyday of Good Friday. While the area has seen much change since the parish’s founding by Italian immigrants in 1882, this time honored tradition and devotion continues to be a staple of what Carroll Gardens is all about.
This tradition has persevered thanks to the dedicated family and organizations that consider their customs sacred and time honored. Sacred Italian Catholics from the Tri-State area return home annually to Brooklyn’s oldest Italian Parish, Sacred Hearts & St. Stephen Church, to solemnly process through the streets of Carroll Gardens marking the Holy day of Good Friday. While the area has seen much change since the parish’s founding by Italian immigrants in 1882, this time honored tradition and devotion continues to be a staple of what Carroll Gardens is all about.
Sacred Hearts along with the Congrega SS Addolorata have carried the difficult task of preserving their Italian heritage through this and many other services and traditions in the face of an ever changing demographic for the past 125 years. Hearts along with the Congrega SS Addolorata have carried the difficult task of preserving their Italian heritage through this and many other services and traditions in the face of an ever changing demographic for the past 125 years.

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