The rites of spring in San Francisco were in full flower on Sunday, starting with the annual Cherry Blossom Parade from Civic Center to Japantown.
Japanese-American firemen were representing...
...along with San Francisco County Sheriffs.
There were taiko drummers on a float...
...and junior drummers on the street...
...along with a gaudy collection of cars.
There weren't as many participants as usual this year...
...possibly because they instead attended the annual Easter Party in Dolores Park hosted by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
Everybody else in San Francisco seemed to be there on Sunday afternoon.
This is the celebration that begins with an Easter Bonnet Contest and ends with a Foxy Mary and Hunky Jesus Contest
Former winner Rockstar Jesus was accompanied by Bong Hit Jesus who was channeling San Francisco's annual 4/20 celebration, which happened to fall on Easter Sunday this year.
I met up with my friend Grant Wilson who hadn't attended a Sisters Easter in 30 years, back when the event was held in tiny Collingwood Park in the Castro neighborhood.
It has grown a bit larger since then.
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