The Easter Bonnet Parade, a cheerful festive event celebrated annually along Fifth Avenue ever since the 1870s, attracted thousands of visitors on Easter Sunday. Even though this parade is not an organized spectacle like the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, with no marching bands or floats, its charm doesn’t seem to fade year after year. Instead, the colorful Easter bonnets are the main attraction: the new and the traditional, the simple and extravagant, the funny and the fancy; all find their place at this yearly vibrant pageant.
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- The back of two easter bonnets, which were made by Marilyn Alonso using materials from a dollar store.
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- Marilyn Alonso posed with Shaina Gomez, a first-time participant in the parade.
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- Ruben Alonso posed with his daughter Marilyn Alonso, on the left, and Shaina Gomez, Marilyn’s friend.
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- Marjie Kelp showed off her “Hulk” gloves at the parade.
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- Marjie Kelp, the “Hulk”, posed with visitors from China.
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- Marjie Kelp, a Brooklyn resident, engaged with her friends during the parade.
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- Ruben Alonso, a 70-year-old devotee to the Easter Bonnet Parade, smiled to the crowd.
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- Children attracted by the garish hats worn by participants at the Easter parade.
Marilyn Alonso, a student at Rutger University, New Jersey, celebrated the parade with her friend Shaina Gomez and her father Ruben Alonso, a 15-year participant at the pageant and a resident of Paterson, New Jersey.
