#Parades

[sovietpostcards]

May 1 parade in 1927

[manessha545]

Rio Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is a festival held every year before Lent; it is considered the biggest celebration of Carnival in the world, with two million people per day on the streets. The first Carnival festival in Rio occurred in 1723. The typical Rio Carnival parade is filled with revelers, floats, and adornments from numerous samba schools which are located in Rio. Wikipedia

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[theamazingmaddyas]

I would like it noted I had full intentions of writing a Thanksgiving themed oneshot where the di Angelos (Maria's father, Maria, Bianca, and Nico) go to the 1940 Macy Thanksgiving Day parade and parallel it with Nico and Will going in modern day (like, I had done research on what balloons and floats were in the 1940 parade and everything) and then just never started it. Would it be too weird to write a Thanksgiving oneshot not on USA Thanksgiving? Because I want to write it, but waiting a whole year to publish it is a lot for me. Also, I haven't fully decided if I want the modern day one to be in the Operation Solangelo universe or not which is partly why it won't be done today.

[alectricblue]

There's two parades in my town in Spain where they throw soft candy for the people watching (during Christmas - it used to be hard candy until recently lmfao) and one parade where they throw small pastries called 'coques de Sant Antoni' wrapped in baking paper (it's so good)

And I'm curious if this happens in other parts of the world, which I'm sure it does but I've never heard of them and I'd love to know :3c

[thebrunoarchives]

Bruno Madrigal on a parade float with José Carioca and Panchito Pistoles.

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[ayyy-imma-ninja]

Actually, I do have a thing for the sk boyos! And partially about the town!

Does the town have things like Christmas parades, and do the boys attend? Christmas decorated floats, school marching bands, ambulances/firetrucks? We have those where I'm from, and the whole town is there! It's beautifully decorated always

The folks there don't really have Christmas parades in Pinewood, but they do have parties! They host the gatherings either outside or in the high school gym, it depends on weather conditions. Sun and Moon love to help set things up and entertain the kids.

Most parade-esque celebrations occur in the summer, usually in the month of July. Sun is more involved than Moon, as Moon does not like being out in the summer heat. For reasons.

[todaysdocument]

Ceremonies - Salutes and Parades - New York - Thousands march in New York's Labor Day Parade

Record Group 165: Records of the War Department General and Special StaffsSeries: American Unofficial Collection of World War I PhotographsFile Unit: Ceremonies - Salutes and Parades - New York

Original Caption: Thousands march in New York's Labor Day Parade. Many thousands marched in New York's Labor Day Parade, which was unquestionably the largest of its kind ever held. View of the parade coming up Fifth Avenue, is given.

Date Taken: 9/2/1918

Photographer: New York World

This black and white photograph shows men in suits and hats of the style of 1918 marching on a large street.  Each carries an American flag.  In the center of the group is a sign that says “Local No. 44.”  A crowd of men and women watch from the sidewalk.  The parade continues in the distance.

[sayhowdycountrycritters]

My husband ( @sayhelloanimalfriends ) the chicken wrangler. Teaching our ladies marches and formations for the local Fourth of July parade!

[catandgirlcomic]

Practical heraldry

[sovietpostcards]

May Day parade in Tolyatti. Photo by Vsevolod Tarasevich (Russia, 1981).

*This type of car was made in Tolyatti

[newyorkthegoldenage]

With flags in their hands and a blanket to keep them warm, three children watch the St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1958.

Photo: Ed Clarity for the NY Daily News

[naturerush]

Walt Disney World, Florida

Pictures taken by my client and my dearest friend 🏰⭐️🎀

[bafflement]

Deaged Oz AU - The Atlas Winter Parade

For day 11 - Parade @remnants-of-rwby-events

Mostly fluff for day 11, to be honest. It's parade day in Arlas and Qrow has his doubts, but Oz really wants to go, so...

Qrow groaned as he shrugged into the knitted woollen jumper Oz had found for him back in Mistral, trying not to shiver. It was bad enough that they were all stuck in Atlas for the holidays, but did the kids really have to want to go and see the parade? Oh, but of course they did. Although Ice Princess had likely seen it every year, there was nothing quite like it in Vale. Ruby and Yang had certainly never been to one before. He snorted at the sudden image of Tai, shivering as much as Qrow was likely to, willingly bringing his daughters into Atlas for a celebration that was very much kingdom specific. Tai would have been miserable. The girls might have enjoyed it when they were younger, but now? He couldn’t help blaming the Schnee’s slightly, for all he knew it was unfair.

But they’d been pouring stories of past parades into Oz’s ears, had been telling him about all the things he’d done there as a child. For all he knew that Oz knew that he wasn’t the boy he had been, he was deeply aware that he still wanted the connection. One word of what was basically a festival in front of the girls and Qrow already knew that he’d lost.

He was going with them, though. He still thought it was a stupid idea, letting Oz out there when he was a target, but he couldn’t really stop him. The Brothers knew that he’d tried, but at least he knew that despite appearances Pocketsized could well and truly look after himself.

It wasn’t that likely someone would try to snatch him in the middle of a parade, though it would be more than busy and chaotic enough to make Qrow worry slightly. He really wished Jimmy had been a bit more close mouthed in that damn press conference, though. He knew the people looking weren’t looking for Oz, but the more whispers there were, the more likely it was to get back to Salem.

He blinked as he heard someone cough meaningfully and glanced at them. It was Oz, one dark eyebrow raised, eyes glinting happily, a massive smile on his face. He seemed almost to be bouncing in place, obviously incredibly excited about this. Huh, had Oz somehow never seen one of these things either? Or was it just that special, seeing it with his friends? With Qrow? He thought he might withhold judgement for now, even if it was Atlas.

Tip was ecstatic to be allowed to actually do this. It had taken several arguments with James about his safety, but in the end he’d been allowed to go. It wasn’t actually as though James could technically stop him, of course, but it tended to make things more comfortable if he at least tried to keep the piece with the man who was technically his guardian. It wasn’t like James wouldn’t know where he was anyway, and though he wanted to believe otherwise, he knew that he’d have people watching.

But just because they were there didn’t mean that Tip wouldn’t be free to do more or less as he liked. He still didn’t like spending the money that Willow had insisted would be available to him, but maybe this could be an exception? It was a special occasion and he might finally have the funds to find gifts for his friends, for his brother. Something special for Qrow, while he continued to work on the theory he’d been crafting. If he was right… well, maybe they wouldn’t need to be parted forever, maybe there was a way for them to be closer in age.

Maybe. Either way, there was a parade to watch. He wasn’t quite sure he entirely believed Willow about how amazing it was, but he could admit that he hadn’t seen one recently, and never as Tip that he could remember. It had been rather sweet, actually, listening to her relaying his supposed childhood reaction to this particular event, but he wasn’t a child anymore. Not really. He was still really looking forward to this, though. If only because he’d be away from Atlas academy and the expectations James seemed to hold him to.

Stepping into the celebration for the first time was like stepping into another world. The centre of the street was kept clear, obviously so the parade floats could go by, but there were so many people! The crowds near the street were almost overwhelming, but that wasn’t in a bad way. The noise, the excitement… it was everything Tip had been told about and more.

There were stores set up along the parade route, a multitude of wares being hawked. He felt his hand being grabbed and blinked before he realised it was Ruby, leading him over to the others, in a pocket of more or less free space. Her silver eyes were almost glittering, he could tell she was incredibly happy to be here. Huh, he hadn’t even realised he was being swept up with the crowd, too lost in the overwhelming feeling of excitement that he could feel from them. He’d forgotten that his smaller body might have meant it was easier to get separated, though he knew Qrow would have come looking. There were enough people that he felt relatively safe, though. If someone tried to snatch him, surely they’d be stopped?

He blinked up at his friends. All of them were smiling, and he was pretty certain Ruby was actually bouncing in place. Oh no, he hoped he hadn’t looked like that, though Qrow would hopefully know better than to share if he had. But they were happy. Yang was grinning, Oscar’s eyes shining in awe at all the colours and smells. But then, Oscar at least wouldn’t have seen anything like this before. Had Tai really never taken the girls? Ah well, they were here now. All of them were, and they had hours before they needed to go back.

There was so much to explore, though. So many bright stores, so much noise. It was almost like the Vytal festival had been in happier years, though subtly different at the same time. For a start, there’d never been anywhere near this much snow in Vale. It was cold enough that there were icicles hanging off some of the booths, though the merchants either didn’t notice or didn’t seem to care. Probably the latter, since it wasn’t like ice was exactly uncommon here. It explained the sheer amount and variety of hot food and drink being served, though. Keeping warm was likely to be very important.

Tip was engrossed in bargaining at one of the stores for a few old books he thought Blake might like when he heard the cannon blast. He flinched, hand automatically reaching for his cane before he realised what it was. Did they really have to use cannons to announce the start of the parade? He supposed it was attention grabbing at least. Also, very very Atlesian, though not necessarily in a good way.

The merchant grinned at him good naturedly, accepting his offer and pushing the books over to him.

“Good enough. Get on wi ye, lad, ya don want ta miss things.”

Tip blinked, having really not expected that accent, rural Vacuan, maybe? Wherever the merchant was from wasn’t somewhere instantly familiar, which was rare. He opened his mouth to ask a question and found himself pulled sideways by his brother. Oscar was burdened with almost as much stuff as he was, but he was obviously eager to see the show.

It was easy enough to get good spots, with Qrow glaring at anyone that might try to complain. There hadn’t even been too many comments regarding his family, everybody seemingly far more caught up in the excitement the day bought that reigniting old grudges. It was nice, he mused, as the first float appeared.

Qrow watched, grumbling. He wasn’t going to admit to anyone that this was actually his first time seeing this parade, too. There was a lot of glamour, but really rather little substance, though all the kids seemed enthralled. Even Oz. He was happy and relaxed, surrounded by his friends. Maybe Qrow should let himself relax too?

He blinked as a small hand took his, not having quite seen Tip move. As he smiled up at him, eyes wide and bright, Qrow felt a knot in his chest he didn’t know was there start to loosen. Yeah, well. For Oz? He might even be willing to do this again, one day. Maybe not all of Atlas was so bad, after all.

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