Good morning friends.

Happy Easter everyone. Today we take it back to NYC for the Easter Day Parade.  Nobody does Parades like New York.

The Easter Parade in New York City is a tradition dated back to the mid 1800’s, yes, the mid 1800’s.  Its starts at 10 am and runs until 4 pm.  The March runs north on 5th avenue and starts on 49th street over by the St. Patrick’s Cathedral.   Pretty much best seat in the house other then joining the parade yourself.  From there they head North til around 57th street.  Seeing all the Easter Bonnets and Easter designed floats is quite an attraction.  It’s estimated one million people will attend the parade.

What started out 150 years ago as more of the “well to doer’s” showing their sense of style to all the onlookers has morphed itself into a mix of tradition, religion and bonnet fashion – NYC style.

In its literal sense this Sunday is supposed to be about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Religious commentators say there is no relation between the traditions of Easter Sunday and a day commemorating Jesus’ resurrection.  It’s two separate topics at this point in time.  So party on Wayne and Party on Garth.

In Jesus name, we pray.  Amen.