Easter Bonnets on Parade

It is not your usual parade, there are no floats or beauty queens, no smiling, waving politicians, and no marching band in sight.
Easter Bonnets on Parade
FAMILY HATS: Melinda Snyder (L) brought her daughter Jenny Beth Snyder (2nd from L) a suitcase full of hats from Nashville, Tenn., and the family and some friends paraded together in fine Southern style. (Tim McDevitt/The Epoch Times)
4/12/2009
Updated:
10/1/2015

NEW YORK—It is not your usual parade, there are no floats or beauty queens, no smiling, waving politicians, and no marching band in sight. It is really more of a strolling display of outlandish and festive headwear, all in celebration of Easter, springtime, and all things bunnies and eggs.

On Sunday morning at about 10 a.m. Fifth Avenue was closed to car traffic from 49th St. in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, stretching up to 57th St. The avenue becomes a roaming meet and greet of bonnets wearers on parade and the many that come out to take photos and share in the holiday in what is probably the most relaxed Midtown festivity all year long.

Sunday afternoon was crisp, bright, and sunny and a perfect day for the thousands who filled the streets to see or be seen in holiday head garb. Rockefeller Center also had an Easter egg hunt, a giant bunny, and ice-skating on the rink.

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FAMILY HATS: Melinda Snyder (L) brought her daughter Jenny Beth Snyder (2nd from L) a suitcase full of hats from Nashville, Tenn., and the family and some friends paraded together in fine Southern style. (Tim McDevitt/The Epoch Times)

[caption id=“attachment_84293” align=“alignleft” width=“320” caption="THE CLASSIC BUNNY: 19-year-old Sammie Smith, a fashion model living in Queens came to the parade for the first time this year and said,