NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- Dubbed “America’s largest cultural celebration” with an estimated one million attendees, the National Puerto Rican Day Parade returns to New York City for its 68th year on Sunday.

This year's parade follows the theme of “Plantando Bandera (Planting Roots),” which focuses on recognizing how Puerto Rican communities have established deep roots and positively contributed to their communities.

Event organizers also partnered with New York-native Lin-Manuel Miranda and his company TeeRico, to create merchandise featuring this year’s theme. The design combines the Puerto Rican flag with a ceiba tree whose roots stretch around the image a global, symbolizing the deep roots and worldwide influence of Puerto Rican identity. The artwork was created by Puerto Rican artist J

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