{"id":8533,"date":"2015-09-03T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/?p=6533"},"modified":"2015-09-01T19:07:52","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T19:07:52","slug":"labor-day-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/03\/labor-day-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor Day Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every US Labor Day, the West Indian Day Parade brings a\u00a0buzzing energy to Brooklyn, New York, celebrating\u00a0Caribbean culture and heritage. The event &#8211;\u00a0drawing a crowd of almost two million &#8211; begins with pre-parade parties, and features costumed dancers giving it their all to\u00a0steel-pan and calypso bands, while tasty island cuisine is sold along the carnival route.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/preview\/817-184731\/labor-day-parade-west-indianamerican-day-paradecarnival-brooklyn\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6535 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/embed.robertharding.com\/embed\/817-184731.jpg\" alt=\"Labor Day Parade or West Indian-American Day Parade\/Carnival, Brooklyn New York City, Attracts between one and three million spectators, It\u0082\u00c4\u00f4s exiting, very colorful, and musically rich, First Monday of September\" width=\"480\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Labor Day Parade or West Indian-American Day Parade, Brooklyn New York City<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/preview\/817-184727\/labor-day-parade-west-indianamerican-day-paradecarnival-brooklyn\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6534 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/embed.robertharding.com\/embed\/817-184727.jpg\" alt=\"Labor Day Parade or West Indian-American Day Parade\/Carnival, Brooklyn New York City, Attracts between one and three million spectators, It\u0082\u00c4\u00f4s exiting, very colorful, and musically rich, First Monday of September\" width=\"480\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Labor Day Parade or West Indian-American Day Parade<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/?lang=en&amp;page=search&amp;s=labor+day+parade+caribbean&amp;smode=0&amp;license=2&amp;zoom=1&amp;display=5&amp;sortby=0&amp;bgcolour=white&amp;orientation%5B%5D=0&amp;orientation%5B%5D=1&amp;orientation%5B%5D=2&amp;orientation%5B%5D=3\" target=\"_blank\">See more photos of the Labor Day Parade<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every US Labor Day, the West Indian Day Parade brings a\u00a0buzzing energy to Brooklyn, New York, celebrating\u00a0Caribbean culture and heritage. 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