02-05-2025
American Civic Association's annual All Nation's Parade and Festival
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The ACA's biggest event of the year is happening this weekend, with dancers, music, food, and handmade works of art. Tomorrow is the American Civic Association's annual All Nation's Parade and Festival starting at Binghamton City Hall at 11 a.m.
Local volunteers decorated the front lobby of the ACA with colorful, hooked tapestries that all spell the word 'hello' in five different languages. The Vice President of the group, Paulette Hackman, says the five languages include Ukrainian, French, Spanish, English and Arabic.
'The languages, as I explained before, were the ones we were told were their most often heard and used. And the reason we came up with hello was, we wanted to put across a greeting to people coming here. We all come from other countries originally,' Hackman said.
She says each rug takes a couple of days to make, and they use wool or fabrics from old clothing. The tapestries are hanging in the main lobby, so anyone who enters the building is greeted with five different hellos.
Everyone is invited to participate in tomorrow's parade and festival, and the ACA encourages people to express their culture with a festive dance, banner, or whatever they want.
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