In Philadelphia, one family combined old holiday traditions with new celebrations.
The weather for Memorial Day weekend has been exceptional, and people out in Ocean City were enjoying it on Saturday.
"It's a beautiful day, the wind is just about right. Now it's off the ocean, which means it's nice and smooth. It makes for an easy day of kite flying, I can sit down and relax for a bit," said beachgoer Ben Huggett from the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia.And if that wasn't colorful enough, most celebrators dawned red, white, and blue hats.
"It's Memorial Day weekend, of course, we have to show the red, white, and blue to honor our fallen heroes and just remember what this weekend's all about. And it's the unofficial start of summer, so we're really excited. We love being down here," said Donna McGee from Magnolia, New Jersey.While the water wasn't warm enough for a dip, many enjoyed just being out in the sun."It's a great weekend, it's so busy so far.
Overall, people are thrilled to kick off the summer season, and New Jersey wasn't the only place where people were enjoying the weather."We went out to Dave and Buster's, then we ate there, then we came down here just to walk around and get a funnel cake," said Zakiyyah Belgrave from Upper Darby."We're out here cooking out, we got jerk chicken on the grill, mac and cheese, beef ribs," said Kamal Rhodes with BBQ Clubhouse in West Philadelphia.
"Her first birthday, my family came from all over," said Patience Dennis from the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia.They said they're just happy to be spending time together this weekend. The birthday girl, however, just wanted some rest.Copyright © 2023 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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