We all know that the last day of October is special. It's Halloween, the celebration of... honestly, I am not sure if I know what we are celebrating this day. In fact, this is a mix of pagan and Christian traditions with some modern additions to it. But... it is a day of fun and it has its own traditions and attributes...
One of these traditions are costumes. Hundreds of people wear weird stuff this day, but, mostly, they dress up as evil spirits. What can I say. No one is interested in saints now, evil is more attractive.
Some towns have some specials for this day and Manitou Springs is one of them. Coffin Race is a Manitou Springs special and attracts hundreds of people every year. It is not exactly a race... And they don't use exactly coffins either ;) But... It is what it is and this is fun.
Once we reached the town we already knew, this would be a good day. Frist, because of hundreds of spectators gathering around and ready for a show. Second, because of all the teams, getting ready for the race. And... third, because of nice noisy guys, playing something between country and jazz...
It was clear, the teams are ready. Not for the race yet though. Before the race, a parade would take place and every team would be able to show up themselves and this is part of the celebration too.
A few more steps along the street and we found the crowd waiting for show. Everyone was waiting for midnight... Sorry, for noon ;
And once the bells rang for 12PM the parade began. You know, I have a feeling, every parade in the USA starts with bikers. So here they were - three roaring Harleys started the show...
The hearses (hm, what else could we expect to see on Halloween parade), many... scary and funny... rided by creatures I have no names for...
A few minutes later the teams started to move along the street and show up. Pirates and presidents... vampires and vikings... Oz county characters and boys wearing pink socks... endless vanity fair and show of freaks...
Не менее получаса зрители радостно приветствуют и рассматривают этих веселящихся существ, каким-то образом сошедших со страниц и экранов самых разных ужастиков...
To be continued... Touch not me...
Pictures were taken on October 30, 2010.
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