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Torontonians celebrate Caribbean Carnival's Grand parade with pomp and glory

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Aug 06, 2019, at 03:06 pm

#Canada #GrandParadeOfCarribeanCarnival #TorontoExhibitionPlace

Toronto, Aug 6 (IBNS): Torontonians welcomed the grand parade of the 52nd anniversary of Caribbean Carnival, when masqueraders in colourful costumes as made their way from the assembly area at Exhibition Place along Lake Shore Boulevard, Toronto, media reports said.

Caribbean Carnival in the English speaking world stands for a series of events taking place almost the whole year in many of the Caribbean islands annually and worldwide.

Dazzling costumes on full display at the Toronto Carribean Carnival parade.

Great to be part of this time honoured tradition in #Toronto with residents and visitors. #JumpUp pic.twitter.com/olPn8PEkvR
— Ahmed Hussen (@HonAhmedHussen) August 3, 2019

Also known as Caribana and Caribanafesthe, Toronto Caribbean Carnival is a festival of Caribbean culture and traditions held each summer in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Considered as one of North America’s largest street festivals, Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival is being held since the late 1960s and attracts more than 1.3 million people each year from around the globe.

Wishing I could be at today’s #TOCarnival Grand Parade. The #TOCarnival is one of my favourite events of the summer, bringing hundreds of thousands of people to our city to celebrate Caribbean culture. Sending my best wishes to all those enjoying #TOCarnival this weekend! pic.twitter.com/YUwwxhvJXa
— John Tory (@JohnTory) August 3, 2019

In an effort to send a message about body positivity, a group of topless women took part in Toronto Caribbean Carnival’s parade.

Toronto Mayor John Tory, a regular participant in the festivities, could not participate this year, as he recovers from surgery on his Achilles tendon. In a tweet, he sent best wishes to all those enjoying the festivities.

This is what #Toronto’s huge #Caribana parade looked like this year pic.twitter.com/37YwvmtQWT
— blogTO (@blogTO) August 4, 2019

The grand parade came to end last night, after great pomp and glory celebrations.

Image: A Masquerader takes part in Toronto's Caribbean Carnival festival on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019/Facebook

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