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West Indian Day Parade: Photos from the Crown Heights celebration

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  • Revelers got ready for the huge West Indian Day parade in Brooklyn on the morning of Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • They wore face paint...
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  • ...and jewels...
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  • ... and sequined masks...
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  • ...and horns...
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  • ...and feathered headdresses.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • We're talking about some really big headdresses here.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Some parade participants walked on stilts.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Some walked on stilts with an entire posse.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Some showed off their tailfeathers.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • (This plumage is particularly striking.)
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Some radiated beams of sunlight.
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  • Some gave us a fright.
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  • Many revelers danced their way along Eastern Parkway.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Politicians like Mayor Bill de Blasio made appearances, shaking hands as they marched.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Gov. Andrew Cuomo (pictured right) was there, too, marching alongside the Reverend Al Sharpton.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

People dressed in elaborate and colorful costumes filled Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights on Monday for the annual West Indian Day Parade.

The event, held on Labor Day, celebrates culture from a variety of Caribbean nations, including Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, Haiti, Barbados and Belize.

Scroll down to see photos from the celebration.

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