Photos: J’Ouvert and the West Indian Day Parade
Monday was Labor Day, which — in Brooklyn — means the West Indian Day Parade and preceding J’Ouvert celebration turned Crown Heights into a massive celebration of Caribbean culture.
The combined events drew thousands of spectators as the neighborhood was decorated with people dressed in colorful costumes and traditional attire.
J’Ouvert, the pre-dawn observance that ramps up to the West Indian Day Parade, is celebrated with steel pan drumming, dancing and reveling (which includes motor oil, paint and baby powder body painting).