Yes Its finally here, A day to celebrate your heritage. The Streets are shutting down from 44th to 79th street along 5th ave; between the hours of 11 am and 6 pm. Its a sight to see the people, your people in unison dancing and cheering as the floats roll on by. Everyone singing one of our Anthems
"QUE BONITA BANDERA"
http://youtu.be/8-yXbQtixrQI remember growing up in Brooklyn NY watching everyone prepare for the festivities leading up to this day. Yep, The Puerto Rican Day Parade. I too have a since of pride being from Puerto Rican decent. That's right me and my dark brown skin and tight curly hair. We come in all shades, and sizes. This is what I love. While your enjoying the floats you glance over at the person next to you. Now look behind you and literally see a rainbow. My mother's mom was born and raised in P.R. I remember her making homemade Pasteles, I'm not sure how or why she made them at our request. Making them is such a tedious process. But worth the effort. She never said, no when we asked her to prepare a Hispanic dish. At the age that we are now, she'd still do it without hesitation.
The sweet sounds and dance. Salsa y Merengue was always on in the house. One our favorites was Elvis Crespo. He has hits, "suavemente, pinta me ". Just to name a few. I remember listening to El general and my grandmother saying she liked C&C Music Factory Boriqua anthem.
Over all today may be for Puerto Rican, But it also gives everyone else the opportunity to be apart of our culture through music, food, dance, and harmony.
"QUE BONITA BANDERA"
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