(Drivebycuriosity) - Halloween has an old tradition. According to
Wikipedia "All Hallows' Eve" (English/Irish) is a Christianized feast
initially influenced by Celtic harvest festivals with possible pagan
roots (
wikipedia). Today the event is a reason to celebrate in the public and many are wearing scary costumes and masks.
Yesterday my wife and I joined New York´s Halloween parade which went in
Manhattan along 6th Avenue from Soho to Chelsea. As (almost) everything
in the metropolis the procession was huge. There were thousands of
participants who seemed to have a lot of fun. The event reminded me of
the "Rosenmontagszug" in Köln, the huge carnival parade in Cologne,
Germany. but there was a big difference - the Halloween Parade was a 0%
tolerance for alcohol event. During the German carnival you can see a
lot of alcoholized people instead.
Participating in the parade was fun, especially that the evening was unusually warm (70F/21C). As in the previous years I enjoyed the variety of costumes and I spotted so many fascinating ideas again.
Here is a selection of the pics I took yesterday. Some were scary, some
strange, others funny and sexy. Some had just fun with whatever
they were representing.
There were a lot scary figures around of course.
But I also spotted really strange creatures.
Scary or not, I saw lots of pretty faces as well.
There were angels, witches, delicacies, movie characters and more.
and some ambitious wagons.
The Halloween event seemed to rule the whole town, even the subway
stations were full of monsters. And after the parade there were lines
before many bars & clubs because people wanted to continue the
party. I want to praise the organizers, the police and others who took
care
that this event was pieceful and fun. The organizers shaped the worm -
the huge number of people who walked the 6th Avenue - into segments to
avoid overcrowding and dangerous situations which usually accrue when
big masses are gathering.
To be continued next year.
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