The annual parade kicked off in New York City on Monday with brightly coloured costumes, steel bands, flag waving and street dancing. The Brooklyn parade is the culmination of carnival week and one of the world’s largest celebrations of Caribbean culture. The parade routinely attracts more than 1 million people for what has become one the city’s most spirited annual events
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Main image: Revellers wait behind a New York Police Department line. Photograph: Bing Guan/ReutersTue 5 Sep 2023 04.41 EDT Last modified on Tue 5 Sep 2023 04.44 EDT
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