The annual
Caribbean Carnival kicks off along the Lake Shore in Toronto with the sweet
sounds of steel bands and colourful array of costumes that paved the way along
the three-and-a -half kilometer route.
The festival
is in its 47th year and is the largest in North America; it drew an
estimated one million people of all ages from all over the world.
Sherie-Ann
Golding is a Jamaican on her first visit to Toronto and has never seen anything
like this she said she has no regrets.
“It was interesting to see the different types
of genre of costumes and music that kept floating by, I wish I was on one of
the floats.” she said. “I would do it again it was fun and exciting, it’s worth
my time I will be back again next year.”
Latisha Hall
lives in Toronto and attends the parade each year she says it’s a special time
of year for her to celebrate music.
“The music,
alone just keep me going, I’m soaking it up because this I our Soca time” she
says “it’s good to see everybody out just dancing to Soca”
The parade
causes major road closures in different areas of the city to allow for a smooth
transition of the event.
Starting at the Exhibition Place going along Park Side, the sounds of the Caribbean filled the air while revelers who were clad in elaborate costumes of feather, sequins, and glitters danced to the rhythmic Soca and Calypso music.
Starting at the Exhibition Place going along Park Side, the sounds of the Caribbean filled the air while revelers who were clad in elaborate costumes of feather, sequins, and glitters danced to the rhythmic Soca and Calypso music.
