DUSHANBE, April 19, 2016, Asia-Plus – The Persian Parade took place in New York City on April 17.
According to Persian Parade Foundation, the parade took place on Madison Avenue between the 38th Street and the 26th Street in New York City.
This year, Tajiks together with other Persian-speaking peoples joined the Persian Parade in New York.
Every year, a sea of green, white, and red blankets Madison Ave as over 160,000 people line the streets of New York City in celebration. The annual Persian Parade brings together people of diverse backgrounds to honor one of the world’s richest histories, cultures, and traditions. Representatives of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and other countries have also participated in this cultural event in recent years.
Persian Parade is an annual parade held in New York City, United States. The parade was founded in 2004 by a group of Persian American immigrants who wanted to keep the Persian culture and traditions of their homeland alive.
The New York Persian Parade is staged in the middle of the traditional two-week period of celebration for Navrouz, the Persian New Year.
