the.com/parade
a town agreeing to walk slowly in a straight line and call it joy
means A public procession of people, vehicles, or floats moving in formation, usually to celebrate, commemorate, or show off something.
from From French 'parade,' meaning a display or show, which traces back through Spanish 'parada' to the Latin verb 'parare,' 'to prepare' or 'make ready.' It first carried a military flavor — troops 'made ready' and assembled for inspection on the parade ground — before the word marched off into festivals, holidays, and any occasion where people line up to be looked at. The same Latin 'parare' is a cousin of words like 'prepare' and 'apparatus.'
- origin word
- From Latin parare, meaning to prepare or display
- float oddity
- Rose Parade floats must be entirely covered in plants
- military root
- Began as troops showing off discipline to crowds
- balloon debut
- Macy's first used giant balloons in 1927
- release ritual
- Early Macy's balloons were freed to float away
macy's thanksgiving day parade — annual nyc parade since 1924 with 3.5 million spectators, featuring giant character balloons
rio carnival parade — annual brazilian celebration in rio de janeiro with samba schools competing since 1928
rose parade — pasadena, california new year's day parade since 1890 featuring elaborate flower-covered floats