West Indian Day Parade 2010

New York (GaeaTimes.com) - The West Indian day parade is on 6 September this year. The parade will celebrate 42nd anniversary this year. The event is mainly celebrated in Brooklyn. The parade marks the union of Caribbean and West Indies culture with that of America. New York is also celebrating the event in grand way like every year.

The parade in Brooklyn is scheduled to take place at the Utica Avenue. It will march to Grand Army Plaza along the Eastern Parkway. The timing of commencement of parade is 11 a.m.

The Labor Day parade has special meaning for everybody. For some it is for sales and deals. Some learn the History with it. Some think about what importance it enjoys for working men and women.

The parade celebrates everything about the Caribbean and enjoys the heritage and values given by the West Indies. That does not mean parade is just for the West Indians or the Caribbean to enjoy. It welcomes anyone who loves music, acrobatics and mouth watering dishes. All are exclusively from Caribbean and West Indies.

The tricks range from feather eating to wind chicken. The master chefs are ready with their bit of Caribbean foods to water your mouth. The dancers, the musicians and marchers are all in mood to take through a wonderfully ride of Caribbean and West Indies. The flags the dresses and the atmosphere everything is festive. The parade is expected to draw more than 2 million visitors.

The Carnival was first started in Harlem by a West Indian lady Ms Jessie Waddle and her West Indian friends in close confinement. But later on it evolved and took the present day avatar.