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It's a colorful Easter Sunday tradition:
It's
a
colorful
Easter
Sunday
tradition:
thousands of people gathered along Fifth Avenue
thousands
of
people
gathered
along
Fifth
Avenue
to participate in the famous Easter Bonnet festival
to
participate
in
the
famous
Easter
Bonnet
festival
and, as CBS2's Hannah Kliger reports,
and
as
CBS2's
Hannah
Kliger
reports
some people spent months preparing their designs.
some
people
spent
months
preparing
their
designs
It was bright.
It
was
bright
"It took a while to put together
It
took
a
while
to
put
together
because the flowers take a while to.. uh.. you know.. fold"
because
the
flowers
take
a
while
to
uh
you
know
fold
Bold.
Bold
"So I'm a southern belle so Easter Sunday
So
I'm
a
southern
belle
so
Easter
Sunday
is a big deal. So you know you see a lot of hats.
is
a
big
deal
So
you
know
you
see
a
lot
of
hats
You see everyone dressed up in heels"
You
see
everyone
dressed
up
in
heels
And beautiful. Everywhere you look.
And
beautiful
Everywhere
you
look
"I have people handing me their children (Yeah right!)
I
have
people
handing
me
their
children
Yeah
right
their six-months old babies and holding...
their
six-months
old
babies
and
holding
to take a picture of me with their kids!"
to
take
a
picture
of
me
with
their
kids
Thousands of costume celebrants paraded along Fifth Avenue
Thousands
of
costume
celebrants
paraded
along
Fifth
Avenue
as locals and tourists stopped to capture the magic.
as
locals
and
tourists
stopped
to
capture
the
magic
"Like a mother-daughter adventure. It's a beautiful parade.
Like
a
mother-daughter
adventure
It's
a
beautiful
parade
I love the bonnets and the creativity."
I
love
the
bonnets
and
the
creativity
Inspired by bunnies, butterflies and flowers, people
Inspired
by
bunnies
butterflies
and
flowers
people
and their furry friends showed off their Sunday Easter best.
and
their
furry
friends
showed
off
their
Sunday
Easter
best
"I'm here with Chihuahua nation and we dress up our dogs
I'm
here
with
Chihuahua
nation
and
we
dress
up
our
dogs
and just have a whole lot of fun."
and
just
have
a
whole
lot
of
fun
'I made the headpiece and the peacock tail.
'I
made
the
headpiece
and
the
peacock
tail
I'm a fashion and costume designer."
I'm
a
fashion
and
costume
designer
This is a New York City tradition
This
is
a
New
York
City
tradition
that dates back to the 1870s.
that
dates
back
to
the
1870s
And some people put days of work into
And
some
people
put
days
of
work
into
making their costumes themselves
making
their
costumes
themselves
to stand out in a sea of creativity.
to
stand
out
in
a
sea
of
creativity
Some have been attending for years.
Some
have
been
attending
for
years
"It took me 30 hours to do my headpiece.
It
took
me
30
hours
to
do
my
headpiece
This is my 10th Easter Parade"
This
is
my
10th
Easter
Parade
"The first Easter I came with Patricia dressed just neatly
The
first
Easter
I
came
with
Patricia
dressed
just
neatly
and we would come to photographers
and
we
would
come
to
photographers
and I would put my arm around her
and
I
would
put
my
arm
around
her
and they would all say 'No! No! You! Move to the side!'
and
they
would
all
say
'No
No
You
Move
to
the
side'
So I learned quickly that I had to up my game
So
I
learned
quickly
that
I
had
to
up
my
game
which I think I have done this year."
which
I
think
I
have
done
this
year
For others it's the first time.
For
others
it's
the
first
time
"I never thought I'd wear a pink suit anywhere
I
never
thought
I'd
wear
a
pink
suit
anywhere
but I wanted it! This is a perfect place to use it."
but
I
wanted
it
This
is
a
perfect
place
to
use
it
Spending hours at a time to create a memorable work of art
Spending
hours
at
a
time
to
create
a
memorable
work
of
art
and when asked why the answer is easy.
and
when
asked
why
the
answer
is
easy
"We get to be celebrities for the day"
We
get
to
be
celebrities
for
the
day
In midtown Manhattan, Hannah Klieger, CBS 2 News
In
midtown
Manhattan
Hannah
Klieger
CBS
2
News
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