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Saturday 8 September 2018

Cultural Parade 2018

SAN NICOLAAS — A parade filled
with livid colors, lovely people, good
music all expressing the love for the
Aruban Culture. The Cultural Parade
2018 is an annual event that takes
place in the city of Brazil to com-
memorate the Old Aruba.

This year a total of 15 groups divided
into 10 sections presented their cre-
ations. All groups were accompa-
nied by their own musical band or by
a DJ. Sembra Alegria a group from
Curacao also participated in this
event. People of all ages dressed in
their colorful costumes and danced
throughout the entire route on
rhythms of our ancestors. The love
and appreciation for our culture
could be seen on the happy faces of
all the participants.

The main purpose of this parade is to
keep our Cultural heritage alive and
pass it on from generation to gener-
ation. It’s a mutual cooperation be-
tween musicians, designers, sewers,
families, who come together and
give their utmost to make this a suc-
cessful event. People on the side of
the road where cheering, applaud-
ing and enjoying every single bit of
the parade. q