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Traditions of New York City

17 traditions tied to New York City.

🇭🇹 Haiti and 1 moreRara A Haitian street music of bamboo trumpets and drums, played in the Easter seasonPerformance

🇧🇷 Recife, Brazil and 1 moreMaracatu A set of Afro-Brazilian performance traditions from Pernambuco and Ceará featuring drumming, dance, and royal pageantry.Performance

🇫🇷 Paris, France and 3 moreFête de la Musique An annual celebration where people play music in public spaces on the summer solstice.Festival

🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Carnival An annual festival of street parades, masquerade bands, steelpan music and danceFestival

🇺🇸 New York City, United StatesWest Indian Day Parade A lively Caribbean street procession held every September in Brooklyn, New YorkFestival

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Rara: Lombinodr Alfonso Lomba, CC BY 3.0, source
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: Jean-Marc /Jo BeLo/Jhon-John, CC BY 2.0, source
West Indian Day Parade: Fordmadoxfraud, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Maracatu: Prefeitura de Olinda, CC BY 2.0, source
Fête de la Musique: dalbera, CC BY 2.0, source

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