Feliz Navidad! in Sunset Park
Merrymakers gathered on Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park for theninth annual Paranda NavideƱa on December 17.
The event is based on an old Latin American holiday traditionwhere people go from house to house and have drinks and food withfriends. Each time the group leaves a home, members from that homejoin. The festivities last all night.
Edgar Alvarez, of Fiesta VIP Entertainment, organized the paradebecause he said he wished to reenact the tradition in the U.S.Here, we brought everyone to the same location, he said. Then,we combine it with a follow-up event – some toy distribution at anundisclosed location.