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a crowd that decided walking slowly was the whole point of showing up.
means A group of people moving forward in an orderly, often ceremonial line, as in a parade, funeral, or religious march.
from From Latin processio, 'a marching forward,' built from procedere — pro- ('forward') plus cedere ('to go,' the same root that walks through proceed, recede, and succeed). It entered English through Old French procession, carried in on the backs of churchgoers, since the word long described the solemn ceremonial walks of religious ritual before it ever joined a parade.
- funeral roots
- Many evolved from ancient rites guiding souls to the afterlife
- royal flex
- Medieval kings paraded to broadcast power before TV existed
- penguin version
- Emperor penguins march 70 miles single-file to breed
- word origin
- From Latin procedere, to move forward
- ant precision
- Army ants form processions millions strong, hunting in unison
lord mayor's show london — annual procession in london since 1215, 6,000+ participants
holy week seville — religious processions in seville, spain drawing 1 million+ visitors annually
carnival of venice — masked processions through venice's canals and piazzas each february