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Parade

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For other uses, seeParade (disambiguation).
ARio Carnivalparade inRio de Janeiro,Brazilin 2005

Aparadeis a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often incostume,and often accompanied bymarching bands,floats,or sometimes largeballoons.Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually some variety ofcelebration.

The term "parade" may also be used for multiple different subjects; for example, in theCanadian Armed Forces,"parade" is used both to describe the procession and in other informal connotations.[1]

Protestdemonstrationscan also take the form of a parade, but such cases are usually referred to as a march instead.

History

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A parade inSydneyto celebrate theFederation of Australiain January 1901

The first parades date back toc. 2000 BC,only being used for religious or military purposes. TheBabylonianscelebratedAkituby parading their deities and performing rituals.[2]

To celebrate the federal government's victory in theAmerican Civil War,145,000Unionsoldiers marched in a two-dayGrand Review of the ArmiesinWashington, D.C.They passed before the President, the Cabinet, and senior officers from May 23–24, 1865.

At the end of hostilities in Europe in 1944–45, "victory parades" were a common feature throughout the recently liberated territories. For example, on 3 September 1944, the personnel of the2nd Canadian Infantry Divisionmarched six abreast to the music of massed regimental pipe and drum bands through the streets ofDieppe,France, to commemorate the liberation of the city from German occupation, as well as commemorate the loss of over 900 soldiers from that formation during theDieppe Raidtwo years earlier.[3]On theMoscow Victory Parade of 1945held inMoscow,Soviet Unionin June 1945, theRed ArmycommemoratedVictory in Europewith a parade and the ceremonial destruction of capturedWehrmachtandWaffen-SSstandards.

Parade float

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Main article:Float (parade)
A parade float forBrigham Young Universityin the Freedom Festival Grand Parade inProvo, Utah

Theparade floatgot its name because the first floats were decoratedbargesthat were towed along the canals with ropes held by parade marchers on the shore[citation needed].Floats were occasionally propelled from within by concealedoarsmen,but the practice was abandoned because of the high incidence ofdrowningwhen the lightweight and unstable frames capsized. Strikingly, among the first uses of grounded floats — towed byhorses— was a ceremony in memory of recently drowned parade oarsmen.[citation needed]Today, parade floats are traditionally pulled bymotor vehiclesor are powered themselves.

Parade grand marshals

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Multiplegrand marshalsmay often be designated for an iteration of the parade, and may or may not be in actual attendance due to circumstances (including death). Acommunity grand marshalor other designations may be selected alongside agrand marshalto lead the front or other parts of the parade.

Aircraft and boats

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Since the advent of such technology, it became possible for aircraft and boats to parade. Aflypastis an aerial parade of anything from one to dozens of aircraft, both in commercial context atairshowsand also to mark important dates, such as 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 duringTrafalgar 200) or other sailing vessels as during the celebrations of the 60th anniversary ofWorld War II.

Longest parade

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The longest parade in the world is theHanover Schützenfestthat takes place inHanoverevery year during theSchützenfest.The parade is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) long with more than 12,000 participants from all over the world, among them more than 100 bands and around 70 floats and carriages.[4]

Types of parades

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2013 World Championships in AthleticsParade of Nations at theLuzhniki StadiuminMoscow,Russia

Examples of annual event parades

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Yonkers High School,New Yorkstudents preparing for theYonkersSt. Patrick's DayParade
ACarnivalparade inDonetsk,Ukraine
4th of July Parade inChico, California,2024

Observances marked by parades

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Santa Clausat the 2021 Christmas Parade inHelsinki,Finland
Ahomecomingparade forArlington State Collegealumni in the 1950s or early 1960s

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Anevening paradein the reserve force refers to any assembly of troops for a period of instruction, drill, or office work while afirst paraderefers to a preliminary inspection of a vehicle before a road march. AC.O.'s Paradeis an inspection by the Commanding Officer. There are alsoDefaulters ParadesandKit Parades.
  2. ^"Parade History: When Did We Start Doing This All The Time?".History Daily.12 March 2021.Retrieved2024-03-23.
  3. ^[1]ArchivedApril 2, 2015, at theWayback Machine
  4. ^"Thousands of people march in world's longest parade".The Local Germany.3 July 2011.
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