Mermeid Parade - Coney Island
Location: nyc
Project Date: May 10, 2017
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Every year at Coney Island, New York, on Saturday, June 21st, the streets of the city celebrate the arrival of the summer with an incredible and surreal parade: the Mermaid Parade.
In fact, the parade is the occasion for thousands of people to celebrate the ancient honky-tonk mythologies and rituals, in an artistic way, with a spirit of belonging to the New York community, and of course a pinch of eccentrism.
This parade exists since 1983, conceptualized and organized by Dick Zigun, founder of the Coney Island USA association, nicknamed the mayor of Coney Island.
Participating in the bravery is somewhat surreal. From the subway trip, where hundreds of people are disguised as sirens, tritons and sea monsters, you are catapulted into a sort of summer sea theme carnival.
Upon arrival at Coney Island then reality is totally diverted to a modern "Island" where colors, music and celebrations make the background of the Luna Park, which is packed with people. You turn around is you see dangling feet from the rotating carousel, raised hands and fun shouts come from roller coaster. Policemen and ladies in a blue suit with umbrella. All while old colorful Cadillac, motorcycles, bikes and walking people move manhook from east to west of Surf Avenue.