Revelers pack London streets as Notting Hill Carnival celebrates Caribbean culture
Hundreds of thousands of revelers packed the streets of west London on Monday for the climax of the Notting Hill Carnival, one of the world’s biggest celebrations of Caribbean music and culture. Organizers say up to 2 million people are expected to take in the music, parades, dancing and food over the two days of Europe’s largest street party, which began Sunday with a children’s parade. Glimpses from the first day of the Notting Hill carnival which is traditionally known as the Children's Day in London, Sunday, Aug. 27. 2023 (AP Photos) The carnival traces its history back to 1958, when Trinidadian human rights activist Claudia Jones began organizing a gathering to unify the community after a series of racist attacks on Black people in the Notting Hill neighborhood...
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