<h3>Coney Island Mermaid Parade 康尼岛美人鱼游行<br> 是每年在美国纽约布鲁克林区康尼岛举行的艺术游行。该活动是美国最大的艺术游行，为庆祝夏季的到来，该活动于每年6月举行。<br> 自1983年以来，康尼岛以一种独特的方式来迎接夏天的开始，那就是一年一度的美人鱼游行。什么是美人鱼游行？就如它的名字所示：一场由成千上万打扮成美人鱼或其他海洋生物的人参加的游行。游行结束还会选出国王和王后美人鱼进行加冕。尽管游行是家庭活动，但你需要知道的是：在纽约，女性在公共场合裸露上身是合法的，而且这个游行也以“部分裸露”而闻名。<br> 这项自1983年创办、由非营利组织「美国康尼岛」(Coney Island USA)主办的年度盛典，由前艺术总监Dick Zigun发起，今年已迈入第43届，吸引了成千上万计的游客与观众齐聚康尼岛，欣赏这场融合神话、艺术与欢乐的夏日视觉盛宴。在这里可以看到很多不同的装扮，各种奇装异服的人都有！<br> 游行于当日下午1时从西21街与冲浪大道（Surf Ave)口起步，纽约市警车、消防车及骨董车率队开道，主办单位则以「美人鱼游行」横幅紧随其后揭开序幕。途经康尼岛的主要商业干道冲浪大道Surf Ave，最终抵达Steeplechase广场,沿线街道宛如化身五光十色的海底世界。下午约4时，由评审带领游行队伍穿越Maimonides球场停车场前往海滩，将水果抛入大海中，象征打开夏日戏水季的「开海仪式」。<br><br>資料整理來源于自互联网<br>摄影：Hen Gen GEE<br>JUNE 17.2025</h3> <h3>Coney Island Mermaid ParadeConey Island Mermaid Parade<br>It is an annual parade in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, in America. The event is the largest art parade in the United States and is held every year in June to celebrate the arrival of summer.<br>Since 1983, Connie Island has welcomed the start of summer in a unique way: the annual Mermaid Parade. What is the Mermaid Parade? As its name suggests: a parade attended by thousands of people dressed as mermaids or other sea creatures. At the end of the parade, the king and queen mermaid will be crowned. Although the parade is a family event, here's what you need to know: It's legal for women to expose their upper body in public in New York, and this parade is also known for its "partial nudity."<br>Founded in 1983 and hosted by the nonprofit Coney Island USA, Launched by former artistic director Dick Zigun, this year's 43rd edition has attracted thousands of visitors and viewers to Coney Island for a summer visual feast that combines myth, art and fun. Here you can see a lot of different outfits, and people of all kinds of weird costumes!<br>The parade began at 1 p.m. on West 21st Street and Surf Ave. New York City police vehicles, fire engines and antique cars led the way, and the organizers opened the parade with a "Mermaid Parade" banner. Via Surf Ave, Coney Island's main commercial thoroughfare, you'll finally arrive at Steeplechase Square, where the streets are like a colorful sea world. At around 4pm, judges led the procession through the Maimonides Stadium parking lot to the beach, throwing fruit into the sea, symbolizing the opening of the summer swimming season.<br><br>Data collated from the Internet<br>Photograph: HengenGEE<br>JUNE 17.2025</h3>