Belfast was awash with colour as the first artsektaNI Mela carnival parade took place in the city centre ✨
Belfast city centre was awash with colour on Saturday as the first ever Mela carnival parade wound its way through the city.
The parade marked the start of eight days of the Mela festival, after a two-year break due to the Covid pandemic.Nisha Tandon, the festival's organiser as it marks its sixteenth year, described the parade as a representation of the "true diverse communities which are living and making this city such a beautiful city".
Belfast Lord Mayor Tina Black said the parade was a "beautiful riot of colour, culture, different traditions and backgrounds". Mayte Segura, who is originally from Mexico but has been living in Northern Ireland for 14 years, led the Mexican contingent.
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