I had so many great photos from the Easter Parade that I
thought I’d post a second set.
The Easter parade began in the 1880’s, and by 1900, Easter
was as important in retailing as Xmas season is today.
In 1933, Irving Berlin wrote “Easter Parade.” In 1948, the movie was released.
The parade peaked in 1947 with over one million participants.
It is still an informal and unorganized event. How NYC!
Anyone can join – they just need to show up – preferably in
awesome costumes and hats.
The parade had historic roots in Easter processions which
have been part of Christian culture since its earliest beginnings.
But it lost its religious significance somewhere along the
way.
In fact, there is an old Irish adage – “For Christmas, food
and drink; for Easter, new clothes.”
And there was a Tudor superstition (1485) that unless a
person had a new homespun cloth available at easter, moths and crickets would
eat the old goods. (No mention of dogs
though.)
More here…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_parade
And here are some blogs from other NYC parades…
https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2018/03/st-patricks-day-2018.html
https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2018/04/tartan-day-parade.html
https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2022/05/ny-dance-parade.html
https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/12/macys-thanksgiving-parade.html
Cheers!
PJ
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