New York is called the capital of the world for a reason. Here you can meet tourists from various countries who have come to get acquainted with the city, which originated at the junction of many cultures and professes diversity in everything and in today's life. Even New York celebrates holidays in a special way, inviting guests from all over the world to share the joy of significant days.
Let's take a look at the calendar
In addition to the usual calendar dates that are usually celebrated all over the world - Christmas, Easter and New Years, the inhabitants of the Big Apple do not forget other days when all of America stands together under the stars and stripes:
- Independence Day 4 July is one of the most important in the history of the country.
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Labor Day is dedicated to the end of the summer season, takes place in September and its main feature is the start of a new series of football games, barbecues and picnics in nature and parades that take place in many parts of the city.
- 9/11 is a special day. It cannot be called a holiday, but it is on September 11, the anniversary of the terrorist attacks that shook the country in 2001, that New Yorkers come to the memorial not in the place of the destroyed twin towers of the World Trade Center.
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November 11 is a special celebration in New York. On this day, veterans of all wars are honored, and a parade is held along the streets of the city, the heroes of the occasion become the participants. On Veterans Day, it is customary to visit the Intrepid Museum and General Grant's grave.
The main feature of New York holidays is pleasant discounts in shopping centers and department stores. Christmas sales, July 4th and Thanksgiving are a great time to refresh your wardrobe and buy some nice things for your family and friends.
Main parade of the year
The tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November began in 1621, when immigrants from the Old World received their first harvest and thanked Providence for being favorable to them. Their meal, which the colonists shared with the local Indians, included turkey with cranberry syrup and pumpkin pie. These dishes have since become traditional for dinner at a holiday in New York and throughout America on the fourth Thursday in November.
The main event of the day is the Macy’s department store parade. It starts at Central Park and finishes at the entrance to the famous store located between VI Avenue and Broadway. The parade is broadcast live on local TV, followed by Black Friday, with stores announcing huge discounts.
Christmas tale
Christmas in New York is a special holiday. The city dresses up long before the onset of the winter holidays, and its streets and squares are transformed into fabulous scenery. Rockefeller Center and Central Park are flooded with ice rinks, familiar to many from Hollywood films about Christmas miracles, and shop windows and department stores are beginning to resemble fairy-tale pictures that have come to life.
Tables in restaurants, places in hotels for these days should be booked in advance, since the number of vacant places is melting in direct proportion to the increase in prices for them.
