Parade 24484 225547403 2008-07-14T06:58:13Z S19991002 5820772 /* External links */ {{alternateuses}} [[Image:Marines on parade.jpg|thumb|[[United States Marines]] on parade.]] 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]], [[float (parade)|floats]] or sometimes large [[balloons]]. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually [[celebration (party)|celebration]]s of some kind. In [[United Kingdom|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. Protest [[Demonstration (people)|demonstrations]] also sometimes take the form of a parade, but in such cases are usually referred to as a march instead. The [[Float (parade)|parade float]] got its name because the first floats were decorated [[barge]]s that were towed along canals with ropes held by parade marchers on the shore{{Fact|date=April 2008}}. Today, parade floats are traditionally pulled by motor vehicles or powered themselves. 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 ship]]s, as was seen during [[Trafalgar 200]], or other sailing vessels as during the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of [[World War II]]. 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== * [[Cavalcade]] * [[flypast]] * [[flower parade]] * [[parade of horribles]] * [[pride parade]] * [[Santa Claus parade]] * [[technoparade]] * [[ticker-tape parade]] * [[Military parade]] * [[victory parade]] * [[walking day]] ==Parade examples== * Annual Regional Peñafrancia Military Street Parade Competition * [[Calgary Stampede]] Parade * [[Carnaval San Francisco]] * [[Dahlia]] parade in [[Zundert]] always held on the first Sunday in September * [[Easter parade]] * Liberty Fest, Edmond, Oklahoma * [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] * [[Mardi Gras]] * [[Main Street Electrical Parade]] * [[Marksmen's Parade]], Hannover * [[May Day|May Day Parade]] Russia * [[Mummers Parade]] * [[New York's Village Halloween Parade]] * [[Notting Hill Carnival]] * [[Orange Bowl Parade]] * [[Orlando Citrus Parade]] * [[Philippine Independence Day Parade]] * [[Procession of the Species]] * [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day Parade]] in India * [[Republic Day (Pakistan)|Republic Day Parade]] in Pakistan * [[Saint Patrick's Day|Saint Patrick's Day Parade]] Dublin, Munich, New York, Boston * The Celebrate the Season Parade, presented by Macy's & WPXI/Pittsburgh * [[Toronto Santa Claus Parade]] * [[Tournament of Roses Parade]] * [[Vikingland Band Festival|Vikingland Band Festival Parade Marching Championship]] * [[Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade]] * [[West Country Carnival]] * [[Zinneke Parade]] * 500 Festival Parade ==Observances marked by parades== {{POV-check-section|date=May 2008}} * [[Caribana]] * [[Carnival]] * [[Christmas]] * [[Easter]] * [[Gay Pride]] * [[Independence Day]] * [[Labour Day]] * [[Mardi Gras]] * [[New Year's Day]] * [[Schützenfest]] * [[Solstice]] * [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] * [[St. Patrick's Day]] * [[Puerto Rican Day Parade]] ==See also== *[[Pageant]] *[[Procession]] *[[Trooping the Colour]] *[[Lord Mayor's Show]] ==External links== *[http://mill-valley.freemasonry.biz/labor-day-activities-marin.htm Labor Day parade descriptions] [[Category:Festivals]] [[Category:Parades| ]] [[Category:Walking]] [[bs:Korzo]] [[bg:Парад]] [[de:Korso]] [[es:Desfile]] [[fr:Défilé]] [[nl:Optocht]] [[ja:パレード]] [[no:Opptog]] [[pl:Parada (wydarzenie)]] [[ru:Парад]] [[simple:Parade]] [[sv:Parad]] [[zh:巡遊]]