Carnival is celebrated in New York City in Brooklyn. As in the UK, the timing of Carnival split from the Christian calendar and is celebrated on Labor Day Monday, in September. It is called the Labor Day Carnival, West Indian Day Parade or West Indian Day Carnival, and was founded by immigrants from Trinidad. That country has one of the largest Caribbean Carnivals. In the mid twentieth century, West Indians moved the event from the beginning of Lent to the Labor Day weekend. Carnival is one of the largest parades and street festivals in New York, with over one million attending. The parade, which consists of steel bands, floats, elaborate Carnival costumes and sound trucks, proceeds along Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights neighborhood. COUNT 5
QSN1 Which borough of New York City is Carnival celebrated in? ANS1 Brooklyn QSN2 What American holiday is Carnival celebrated on? ANS2 Labor Day QSN3 What country has one of the largest Caribbean Carnivals? ANS3 Trinidad QSN4 Over how many people typically attend New York's version of the Carnival? ANS4 one million QSN5 What neighborhood as the privilege of bearing the brunt of the festivities? ANS5 Crown Heights