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J’Ouvert festival: Photos of the early morning Caribbean celebration

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  • Revelers dressed in costume take part in the J'Ouvert celebrations in Brooklyn on Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • A man on stilts makes his way through the J'Ouvert parade in Brooklyn on Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • Onlookers watch the J'Ouvert celebrations in Brooklyn on Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • Revelers dressed in costume take part in the J'Ouvert celebrations in Brooklyn on Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • An onlooker takes part in the J'Ouvert celebrations in Brooklyn on Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • Revelers dressed in costume take part in the J'Ouvert celebrations in Brooklyn on Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • Onlookers watch the J'Ouvert parade in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • Masked paradegoers take part in the J'Ouvert celebration festivities in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • Revelers prep themselves for the J'Ouvert parade in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • J'Ouvert revelers pass through a police checkpoint before entering the parade route on Nostrand Avenue and Empire Boulevard in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • NYPD officers stand behind barrier fences along the J'Ouvert parade route on Nostrand Avenue and Empire Boulevard in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • Revelers kick off the annual J'Ouvert celebration on Nostrand Avenue and Empire Boulevard in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • J'Ouvert revelers pass through a police checkpoint before entering the parade route on Nostrand Avenue and Empire Boulevard in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • J'Ouvert revelers pass through a police checkpoint before entering the parade route on Nostrand Avenue and Empire Boulevard in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • J'Ouvert revelers pass through a police checkpoint on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn before the annual celebration begins on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit
  • NYPD officers use handheld metal detectors to scan J'Ouvert revelers passing through a police checkpoint on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.
    Photo Credit: Uli Seit

Stepped-up security and more daylight hours didn’t dampen the spirit of the J’Ouvert festival in Brooklyn on Monday.

J’Ouvert, which celebrates Caribbean culture and signals the start of Carnival, precedes the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn each Labor Day.

Known for its colorful costumes and steel drum bands, J’Ouvert comes from the French jour ouvert, meaning day break or morning.

Scroll down for photos from this year’s celebration.

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