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A parade (also called march or marchpast) is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind. In Britain 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. In the Canadian Forces the term also has several less formal connotations.
Protest demonstrations can also take the form of a parade, but in such cases are usually referred to as a march instead.
Parade float
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. Floats were occasionally propelled from within by concealed oarsmen, but the practice was abandoned because of the high incidence of drowning when the lightweight and unstable frames capsized. Strikingly, among the first uses of grounded floats — towed by horses — was a ceremony in memory of recently drowned parade oarsmen. Today, parade floats are traditionally pulled by motor vehicles or powered themselves.
Aircraft and boats
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.
Longest parade
The longest parade in the world is the Marksmen's Parade that 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
CavalcadeFlypastFlower paradeParade of horriblesPride paradeSanta Claus paradeTechnoparadeTicker-tape paradeMilitary paradeVictory paradeWalking dayParade examples
2010 Moscow Victory Day ParadeAttestation Parade New South Wales Police College graduation parade in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.Anheuser-Busch Washington's Birthday Parade, held annually in Laredo, TexasBastille Day Military Parade - Held annually in Paris, France in celebration of the Bastille DayCalgary Stampede ParadeCarnaval San FranciscoChief of Defence Force Parade - Australian Defence Force Academy - Marks completion of Initial Military Training for Officer Cadets and Midshipman at ADFADahlia parade in Zundert always held on the first Sunday in SeptemberDays of '47 Parade in Salt Lake CityDragon of Shandon Samhain parade in Cork, held annually on the 31st of October at nightEaster paradeInternational Bank of Commerce "Under the Stars" youth parade, held annually in Laredo, TexasMacy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeMardi GrasMain Street Electrical ParadeMarksmen's Parade, HannoverMay Day Parade RussiaMummers ParadeNew York's Village Halloween ParadeNotting Hill CarnivalOrange Bowl ParadeOrlando Citrus ParadePhilippine Independence Day ParadeProcession of the SpeciesRepublic Day Parade in IndiaRepublic Day Parade in PakistanSaint Patrick's Day Parade Dublin, Munich, New York, Boston, and San DiegoToronto Santa Claus ParadeTournament of Roses ParadeVictory Day parade, held annually in the Russian Federation and former USSR.Vikingland Band Festival Parade Marching ChampionshipWalt Disney World Christmas Day ParadeWest Country CarnivalZinneke ParadeObservances marked by parades
Anzac Day - Australia and New ZealandCanada DayCaribanaCarnivalChristmasEasterIndependence DayLabor DayMardi GrasMemorial DayNew Year's DayPioneer Day (Utah) - Days of '47 ParadeSamhain IrelandSchützenfestSolsticeThanksgivingSt. Patrick's DayPuerto Rican Day ParadeArmy's DayParade Week - A week of drinking at Binghamton. All student are required to go H.A.M.(Nov3-Nov10)
