Parade

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on parade.A parade is an organized procession of people along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by float (parade) or sometimes large lighter-than-air balloons with complex shapes. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebration (party)s of some kind. In United Kingdom the term parade is usually reserved for either military parades or other occasions where participants march in formation. For celebratory occasions the word procession is more usual.

Protest Demonstration (people) also sometimes take the form of a parade, but in such cases are usually referred to as a march instead.

The Float (parade) got its name because the first floats were decorated barges that were towed along canals with ropes held by parade marchers on the shore. Today, parade floats are traditionally pulled by motor vehicles or powered themselves.

Since the advent of technology, it is possible for aircraft and boats to parade. A flypast is an aerial parade of anything from one to dozens of aircraft, both in commercial context at airshows and also to mark, e.g., national days or significant anniversaries. They are particularly common in the United Kingdom, where they are often associated with Royal occasions. Similarly, for ships, there may be a sail-past of, e.g., tall ships, as was seen during Trafalgar 200 - or other sailing vessels as during the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of World War II. The longest parade in the world is the "Marksmen's Parade" and takes place in Hanover every year during the Schützenfest. The parade is 12 kilometres long with more than 12.000 participants from all over the world, among them more than 100 bands and around 70 floats and carriages.

Types of parades

Cavalcade (parade) - usually of horses or vehicles, rather than people
flypast
flower parade
parade of horribles
pride parade
Santa Claus parade
technoparade
Marksmen's Parade
ticker-tape parade
Military parade
victory parade
walking day

Parade examples

Dahlia parade in Zundert allways held on the first sunday in september
Annual Regional Peñafrancia Military Street Parade Competition
Calgary Stampede Parade
Liberty Fest Edmond Oklahoma
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Mardi Gras New Orleans
Main Street Electrical Parade
Marksmen's Parade Hannover
May Day Russia
Mummers Parade
New York's Village Halloween Parade
Notting Hill Carnival
Orange Bowl Parade
Orlando Citrus Parade
Philippine Independence Day Parade
Procession of the Species
Republic Day Parade Indian national celebration
Saint Patrick's Day New York, Boston
The Celebrate the Season Parade, presented by Macy's & WPXI/Pittsburgh
Toronto Santa Claus Parade
Tournament of Roses Parade
Vikingland Band Festival
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
West Country Carnival
500 Festival Parade

Observances marked by parades

Caribana
Carnival
Christmas
Independence Day
Labour Day
Mardi Gras
New Year's Day
Schützenfest
Thanksgiving (United States)
St. Patrick's Day