For those of you unconvinced of the magical powers of All Hallow’s Eve, allow me to ask you this. What other holiday allows grown adults and children alike to dress up in the wildest costumes without the least bit of social stigma? Yes some of you may think that this is a child’s holiday, but venture out in New York City on October 31st and you will soon think otherwise. This year in particular, it felt like everyone wanted to take advantage of the chance to dress up as their alter ego, not letting some pesky rain get in the way of all the fun. The fact that there is this one time of the year where we are allowed to escape our traditional roles, and if we so choose, prance down Bleeker Street in a pink tutu covered in blood or our eyeballs falling out of their sockets is somewhat freeing, don’t you think?
This year the streets were filled with superheroes, detectives, Jokers, the undead, Gilligans, Mary Anns, harlots, detectives, Monroes, Jackie O’s, pop stars, rolls of toilet paper, and even giant green Gumbys? Add the fact that Halloween fell on the Saturday coinciding with game 4 of World Series, Yankees vs Phillies. Needless to say New Yorkers were going nuts. We won… by the way. Sorry Philly fans.
All corners of the Village, East, West, Greenwich and everything in between, had people walking around in costume, some even getting a little too into character. We stumbled upon a Bruno so dedicated to his role he had to interview every person in his path. The living dead were jumping on unsuspecting pedestrians and the occasional taxi cab. The Halloween Parade that marches down 6th avenue, often times takes over two hours to fully leave the starting point. It truly is an experience that people visiting this city won’t ever forget, definitely the most eccentric NYC parade you will ever see. The great part is that everyone is allowed to participate. You merely need to show up at the starting point in your best costume, and you are free to parade down 6th avenue dressed as a giant flea, zombie, fire breathing dragon, or whatever else your creative mind can come up with.
Halloween Parade in New York City
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Image via: Bob Jagendorf
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