The 2022 Dominican National Day Parade is a celebration of Dominican culture. The 40th National Dominican Day Parade 2022 marches down Sixth Avenue (Manhattan, NYC) on Sunday, August 14, 2022. It is also being broadcast by abc7ny.com at 1 p.m.
One of the main missions of the parade is to sponsor scholarships with mentoring for Americans of Dominican descent. It has raised and awarded almost a million dollars in scholarships since 2015. For Scholarship Applications for 2023, go to natddp.org. Applications are usually open from January to early April. [. . .]
The parade is a chance to teach our children about their heritage and our civic duty. It also connects the Dominican, political and business communities of NYC. Oh, and it’s fun! [. . .]
What to look for in the Parade: This year’s Grand Marshal is NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez.
Dominican culture
There will be Merengue and Bachata dancers.
There are Dominican carnival characters. Carnival falls around Dominican Independence, so we celebrate the whole month of February and each small town has its own unique specialty:
- The lame devilfrom La Vega, are the famous lame devils.
- hogsfrom Santiago, represent pigs.
- they steal the chicken is a chicken thief (usually in drag) who gives candy to children.
- Taimascarosfrom Puerto Plata, represent the Indigenous Taínos of the Republic.
- Guloyasfrom San Pedro de Macoris, represent the African diaspora.
- Pintaosfrom Barahona, are splashed with color to represent the maroons, Africans who were freed by fleeing to the mountains.
- Ali Baba wear oriental costumes.
For more information, see https://www.newyorklatinculture.com/national-dominican-day-parade-2022/ and natddp.org
