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Aparade is 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" is also used in different contexts; for example, in theCanadian Armed Forces, "parade" is used both to describe the procession and in other informal connotations.[1]
Protestdemonstrations can also take the form of a parade, but these are usually referred to as a march instead.
The first parades date back toc. 2000 BC, for religious ormilitarypurposes. TheBabylonians celebratedAkitu by parading their deities and performing rituals.[2]
To celebrate the federal government's victory in theAmerican Civil War, 145,000Union soldiers marched in a two-dayGrand Review of the Armies inWashington, D.C. They passed before the President, the Cabinet, and senior officers from May 23–24, 1865.
During the Allied liberation of Europe towards the end ofWWII 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 Division marched 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 Raid two years earlier.[3] On theMoscow Victory Parade of 1945 held inMoscow,Soviet Union in June 1945, theRed Army commemoratedVictory in Europe with a parade and the ceremonial destruction of capturedWehrmacht andWaffen-SS standards.
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Theparade float got its name because the first floats were decoratedbarges that 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 ofdrowning when 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 vehicles or are powered themselves.
Multiplegrand marshals may 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 marshal or other designations may be selected alongside agrand marshal to lead the front or other parts of the parade.
Since the advent of such technology, it became possible for aircraft and boats to parade. Aflypast is an aerial parade of anything from one to dozens of aircraft, both in commercial context atairshows and 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.
The longest parade in the world is theHanover Schützenfest that takes place inHanover every year during theSchützenfest. The parade is 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) 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]
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