Ilana and Nicky are five and half and 4 

n a big city called New York with his two Moms Vanessa and Michelle. Ilana calls Vanessa "Mami" and she calls Michelle "Mommy." Nicky calls both moms "Mommy." Vanessa is from Venezuela and Michelle is from the USA. 

Ilana and Nicky went to bed early since tomorrow is the New York City Pride Parade. Mami Vanne and Mommy Michelle told the girls that this is a very special parade, in which "love" is celebrated in many parts of the world and rainbows are found everywhere in the street. The girls love rainbows. Ilana uses a tablet with pictures to communicate with others. Nicky helps Ilana 

It's Parade Day! Ilana woke up so excited to see the "many rainbows" that Mami Vanne have spoken about the night before. Ilana ran to the window. Feeling excited, she went to wake up his parents: "Look, there are "many rainbows" out there! Let's go see the parade!

Ilana can't wait to see the many surprises she will find in her hometown

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The first thing Ilana noticed was how happy people looked holding these rainbow flags. She also liked how funny people were dressed too!

Ilana asked Mommy Mariana: " Why are these people holding rainbow flags?

Mommy Mariana explained to Ilana that each color has a very special meaning:

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Life is on Red because it represents the energy that our community has. It also represents the love we have for each other.

Healing: Orange represents the power of helping others through kindness and empathy. Healing others with love is the best medicine you can give away! 

Sunlight: Yellow means "friendship and joy".

Yellow makes us feel happy and cheerful like when you play with your favorite toy!

Nature: We love and respect our environment. The color green is also the color of peace.

Serenity: The color blue represents the trust and respect we have for each other.

Spirit: Purple represents our magic! an unique magic that we all have inside of us. It also represents how fun we are!

As Ilana and her two moms walked the parade, they saw many families with their children waving rainbow flags.

“Mommy Mariana, can I have rainbow flag?” asked Bowie.

“Sure love bug, let’s see where we can get one for you!”

Ilana and her mommies were now on the search for a rainbow flag.