China News Service, April 19. According to the US "World Journal", the Easter Hat Parade in New York City, which was canceled for two consecutive years due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, returned on the 17th. Thousands of people from New York and around the world gathered in Manhattan. Midtown wears well-prepared and creative hats and dresses to show off on Fifth Avenue.
People of Chinese descent who participated in the parade in full costumes said that seeing the return of the Easter parade, they finally felt that life was about to return to normal.
The Easter Parade stretches from 49th Street to 57th Street on Fifth Avenue, attracting not only local people in New York, but also people from all over the United States and around the world.
As the epidemic situation eases, this year's hat parade finally returns.
Ms. He, a Chinese-American who lives in Flushing, took her dog to the Easter parade.
Ms. He has been in New York for 12 years, and this is the fourth time she has participated in the Easter Parade. "I am very happy that the parade is back this year. Everyone is healthy and the atmosphere is very good."
As in previous years, Ms. He made beautiful hats and dog floats by herself. "I think the number of people participating in the parade this year is similar to that before the epidemic, but there are not as many people wearing hats as before."
Ms. Xu, a Chinese citizen, matched her own Easter hat with a tiger doll on top.
"My collocation is to try to highlight Chinese elements as much as possible. This year is the Chinese Year of the Tiger, so I added a lucky little tiger to the top of my head. It took more than two hours to make this hat; every year I will make some hats with Chinese elements to highlight the Chinese feature."
Ms. Liang, a Chinese citizen, wears a garland made by herself. She said that the purpose of making this hat is to use various flowers to convey love and spring. "It took me two days to make this hat, and I have participated in four Made my own hats every year; glad the parade is finally back, I saw a lot of creativity today."
Mr. Yang, a Chinese man wearing Cantonese opera on his head, participated in the parade. As a Yue Opera lover, he often helps Cantonese opera troupes translate repertoires. "Except for the cancellation of this event in the past two years due to the epidemic, I will come to the Easter parade every year; there are more tourists today. , Although there are a lot fewer people wearing hats than in previous years, I am very happy to see life returning to normal." (He Zhaoyu)