Friday, August 21, 2009

Six Word Saturday: Carnival


Carnival in Provincetown is Quite Lively!

It's held once a year, always in August. This is a day when town government, neighboring municipalities, local and visiting gay and lesbian folks, tourists, all kinds of families, and the Portuguese community pick a theme, come together, make and don costumes and floats, and hold a two mile parade through the center of town. Sometimes the crowds are ten deep, thousands of people cheering, laughing, being shocked, and joining in all the fun.
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The theme this year: can you guess?
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(Peace, Love & GoGo Boots)

17 comments:

  1. Love is to make other Happy


    oh ya go me ..woot woot...psst emily...Hugging ya...here is some jelly bellies sssshhh...

    KJ I love ya lady..will email tomorrow with all the latest hoopla...omg love the parade...We have Pride day, and the Gay/Lesbian Film festival every year here...Love the Love

    xoxox S

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  2. oops add an s to other...my bad

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  3. Very interesting parade! I love the first picture of the flowery peace sign.

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  4. So much fun...to laugh and laugh at ourselves and not be too serious all the time...looks like a rollicking good time was had by all.

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  5. I'm not sure you could keep me out of a parade that had a peace theme.

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  6. The 60s was a time of such powerful convictions that I don't know if I could join in at making a parody of the era's peace movement.

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  7. I was hoping you'd get some great shots and you did!
    These are signs of the times just like before. Peace never goes out of style. (Some of those outfits surely do though!!)

    What a fun way for you to end your vacation. Woot-woot!!

    xoxo

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  8. sonia, i'll be glad to get that email. i'm hoping you are chugging along woot toot tooting :)

    hello lindy, thank you for visiting my blog. i'll be over to visit you soon.

    teri! hello! i really like that you keep reminding and helping me to live life light!

    cs, this parade was a frolicking hoot. the diversity alone was a model of peace. you would have loved it.

    snow, there was so much joy and wild communion to the day that i'm pretty sure you would have enjoyed all of it. but i also know what you mean.

    oh lo, i am leaving tomorrow morning. back on wed for the last four days of the summer but it won't be the same as all this uninterrupted time. then, when i'm back in october.....xo

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  9. This looks wonderful!!!
    And with such nice weather.
    Love the theme

    Have a nice Sunday!

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  10. Peace, Love and Pink Hair! Festive and Fun.

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  11. Celebrating Woodstock, hey?

    You guys would fit right in on any European carnivals.

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  12. what a trip. it is amazing how many people can fit on that little main street area.

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  13. HA! How fun. I am anxiously awaiting the new Woodstock film. I was such a little teenaged hippie. Fake butt is a little disturbing!

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  14. Haha gotta love a man in a silly wig! Looks like great fun too

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  15. Great parade, everyone looks so happy and cheerful! What fun eh?

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