New Yorkers celebrate Labor Day with Caribbean taste

The U.S. Labor Day festive mood was in the air in New York City with Caribbean cheers, as the West Indian Day Parade hit the streets on Monday.

The West Indian Day Parade 2010 is a complete Caribbean celebration and people rejoices in everything that is of West Indies culture and heritage. The extravaganza is held annually in Brooklyn and is known as one of New York City's largest parades.

It features elaborate rainbow-colored costumes, live performances, reggae beats, delicious food from various Caribbean islands, colorful floats and plenty of politicians kicking off the fall campaign season.

New York State Governor David Paterson and City Mayor Michael Bloomberg were among the political figures on hand for the parade.

Organizers estimated that roughly two million people gathered to participate in the event.

The West Indian Day Parade 2010 is in its 42nd edition. It is traditionally held on the first Monday in September, or the Labor Day, which falls on Sept. 6 this year.

Source: Xinhua