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Thousands gathered inside and outside the famed Catholic Church, Fox 5's Meredith Gorman, takes us to the celebrations
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It's Easter Sunday in the city. St. Patrick's Cathedral was full of mass goers this morning celebrating the holiday
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And just right outside the doors on 5th Avenue was the annual Easter parade
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We've been coming for four years, and it's just a great place to see community and New York spirit and really creativity come alive
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This year's fashion selection of bonnets and colorful outfits did not miss
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I'm the Golden Egg King this year, and I'm giving away magical unicorns to all the good little people that are in costume
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This is Bogie, and this is Kimba, their twin brothers, and they've been doing this for 13 years
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And they seem like they like wearing these Easter outfits. They like wearing all the outfits I create for them
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This Easter Sunday tradition dates back to the 1870s, where parade goers lined down Fifth Avenue wearing their best hats at the Bonnet Festival
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We come every year. I think this is probably our 10th. So fun. So fun
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Some of these hats took hours and hours of time to make. And many of these bonnet wearers told me they make a new one for the parade every year
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This is an upside-down dog bed that my dog decided to not sleep in
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and it became the beginning structure of this year's Easter bonnet. The inspiration was just a top hat with peeps on it, and everything flowed from there
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Lots of smiles and sunshine on this Easter Sunday for all. Your fortune
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Oh, wow. Look at this. If one eats something and nobody sees it, does it have calories
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What do you think? I think no, right? That's a good question. I agree with you
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Meredith Gorman, Fox 5 News