User:Caitlinlfoster/The Our Lady of the Snow Society
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[edit]The Our Lady of the Snow Society was founded in 1888 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located at 410 Graham Avenue, it is a mutual aid society that was created to assist Italian immigrants new to New York.
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[edit]Every summer, Our Lady of the Snow hosts the annual Feast of Our Lady of the Snow. It begins with a candlelight procession through the streets of Williamsburg, and continues for several nights. A statue of Our Lady of Snow is held up for a procession through the street.
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[edit]http://ourladyofthesnowbrooklyn.com/
https://www.bklynlibrary.org/digitalcollections/item/aaa52449-a2ba-404e-82fb-f7ddaf19e9e4