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.