Parade
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A parade is an organized procession of people along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by floats or sometimes large lighter-than-air balloons with complex shapes. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind.
Protest demonstrations also sometimes take the form of a parade, but in such cases are usually referred to as a march instead.
The parade float 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.
See also
- Types of parades: parade of horribles, pride parade, Santa Claus parade, ticker-tape parade, walking day
- Specific examples of parades: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Main Street Electrical Parade, Mummers parade, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Tournament of Roses Parade,
- Holidays and seasons noted for parades: Caribana, Carnival, Mardi Gras