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The Crown Heights Archive contains New York Latin Culture Magazine's feature coverage of Latin culture in Crown Heights, Brooklyn since 2017.

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West Indian Day Parade is the Climax of New York Carnival

West Indian Day Parade 2023 (Wirestock/Dreamstime)

The West Indian Day Parade 2023 is the climax of New York Carnival. The parade follows Trinidadian Carnival traditions, but includes the cultures of including: Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and Granada, Guyana, Suriname, and Belize. West Indian Day Parade 2023 The West Indian Day Parade 2023 marches on Eastern Parkway … [Read more...] about West Indian Day Parade is the Climax of New York Carnival

New York Carnival Celebrates Freedom Trinidad Style

New York Carnival 2023 (Wirestock/Dreamtime)

New York Carnival 2023 gets Brooklyn jumping up from the kickoff on August 10, through Voicey's Long Live Soca Tour, SocaFest, Junior Carnival, Panorama, Sunrise Day Soiree, J'ouvert, many fêtes, to a big climax at the West Indian Day Parade on Labor Day, Monday, September 4, 2023. 🇹🇹 The festival draws on many Caribbean traditions including: Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, … [Read more...] about New York Carnival Celebrates Freedom Trinidad Style

Celebrate Panamanian Independence Day!

Panamanian Independence Day in Panama City, Panama (Hanohiki/Adobe)

Panamanian Independence Day is one of Panama's two national days: Independence from SpainSeparation from Colombia Panamanian Independence Day from Spain Panama gained independence from Spain on November 28, 1821. It was part of Gran Colombia (1821 - 1831) which included parts of what are now Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guayana, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. This is … [Read more...] about Celebrate Panamanian Independence Day!

Celebrate Panama Separation Day!

Panama Separation Day (Gualberto Becerra/Dreamstime)

Panama Separation Day commemorates when Panama separated from Colombia and became the Republic of Panama on November 3, 1903. Panama Separation Day 2022 Thursday, November 3, 2022 Gran Colombia Panama's path to a republic began with independence from Spain as part of Gran Colombia on November 28, 1821. That early state included parts of modern Colombia, … [Read more...] about Celebrate Panama Separation Day!

The Panamanian Parade NYC 2022 (Desfile Panameño) is in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Panamanian Parade NYC (Roberto Galan/Dreamstime)

The Panamanian Parade NYC 2022 (Desfile Panaméno) celebrates Panamanian culture and contributions to the United States. It is the largest Panamanian Parade outside of Panama. Panamanians come from the entire East Coast to celebrate. A few come from Panama. 27th Panamanian Parade NYC 2022 (Desfile Panameño) The parade is actually a series of events. The 27th … [Read more...] about The Panamanian Parade NYC 2022 (Desfile Panameño) is in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

New York Junior Carnival Parade 2022

New York Junior Carnival Parade (Roger Mcclean/Dreamstime)

New York Junior Carnival Parade 2022 is where we teach our children our Carnival traditions. Junior Carnival features live music and dancing, a Junior Carnival King & Junior Carnival Queen, and the many characters of traditional Trinidad Carnival. New York Junior Carnival Parade 2022 The New York Junior Carnival Parade 2022 is at the Brooklyn Museum in Prospect … [Read more...] about New York Junior Carnival Parade 2022

New York Carnival Steel Pan Competition 2022 is Back With A Minor Change

New York Carnival Steel Pan Competition (Shomugger/Adobe)

The New York Carnival Steel Pan Competition 2022 is a Trinidad Carnival tradition. New York Carnival Steel Pan Competition 2022 The New York Carnival Steel Pan Competition 2022 is "Pan in A Minor with a Minor Change" is on the Brooklyn Museum Grounds on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 7pm. From $23. 🇹🇹 "Pan in A Minor" is a reference to the Lord Kitchener song. … [Read more...] about New York Carnival Steel Pan Competition 2022 is Back With A Minor Change

New York Carnival J’ouvert 2022 Paintopia is Going to Be Colorful, Wet and Happy

New York Carnival J'ouvert (Roger Mcclean/Dreamstime)

New York Carnival J'ouvert 2022 Paintopia is New York Carnival's official J'ouvert party. J'ouvert J'ouvert is a Carnival daybreak celebration, a Caribbean Creole tradition. Though Trinidad speaks English, Trinidad Carnival traditions developed on French Haitian plantations in Trinidad after abolition. Hence the French word "j'ouvert" or daybreak. New York Carnival … [Read more...] about New York Carnival J’ouvert 2022 Paintopia is Going to Be Colorful, Wet and Happy

New York Carnival & West Indian Day Parade 2022 are Back in Brooklyn!

West Indian Day Parade (Jose Terrero/Dreamstime)

New York Carnival & West Indian Day Parade 2022 is a celebration of West Indian culture with a Trinbagonian focus (Trinidad & Tobago). It's the largest Caribbean Carnival in North America. The West Indies can mean all the Caribbean islands, but in this case it means the Lesser Antilles including Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and … [Read more...] about New York Carnival & West Indian Day Parade 2022 are Back in Brooklyn!

NYC J’ouvert 2022 is Back in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

NYC J'ouvert (Andy Katz/Dreamstime)

NYC J'ouvert 2022 is a daybreak celebration on the morning of Carnival Day where celebrants spray water, foam, and paint or colored powders on each other. It's really fun, but please read on. J'ouvert J'ouvert is a Caribbean Creole tradition. Though Trinidad speaks English, Trinidad Carnival traditions developed on French Haitian plantations in Trinidad after abolition. … [Read more...] about NYC J’ouvert 2022 is Back in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

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