NYC West Indian Day Carnival Parade Turns 50! | BK Stories

Описание: The West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) celebrates 50 years of Caribbean culture at the annual parade on Labor Day, held along Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights.

Ms. Jessie Wardell and some of her West Indian friends started the Carnival in Harlem in the 1930′s by staging costume parties in large enclosed places – like the Savoy, Renaissance and Audubon Ballrooms due to the cold wintry weather of February. The earliest known Carnival street activity was held during the 1940′s when Ms. Wardell, secured the first street permit for a parade type event on the streets of Harlem.

“The New York Caribbean Carnival Parade” has grown over the years from thousands of participants and tourists to over 1 million people in attendance since the mid 1990′s. At this year's kick-off event at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, participants shared thoughts about the past, present and future of the annual event.
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