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Parade

A parade (also called march or marchpast) is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume

Costume

The term costume can refer to Wardrobe and style of dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period....
, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats

Float (parade)

A float is a decorated platform, either built on a vehicle or towed behind one, which is a component of many festive parades, such as the Maltese Carnival, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Key West Fantasy Fest parade, and the Tournament of Roses Parade....
or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind.

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A parade (also called march or marchpast) is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume

Costume

Float (parade)

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
the term parade is usually reserved for either military

Military

A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or Threat of force ....
parades or other occasions where participants march in formation; for celebratory occasions the word procession

Procession

A procession is, in general, an organized body of people advancing in a formal or ceremonial manner....
is more usual. In the Canadian Forces

Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." This singular institution consists of thre...
the term also has several less formal connotations.

Protest

Protest

Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations: sometimes in favor, though more often opposed. Protesters may organize a protest as a way of publicly and forcefully making their opinions heard in an attempt to influence public opinion or government policy, or may undertake direct action to attempt to directly enact desi...
demonstrations

Demonstration (people)

A demonstration is a form of nonviolent action by groups of people in favor of a political or other cause, normally consisting of walking in a march and a meeting to hear speakers....
also sometimes take the form of a parade, but in such cases are usually referred to as a march instead.

The parade float

Float (parade)

A float is a decorated platform, either built on a vehicle or towed behind one, which is a component of many festive parades, such as the Maltese Carnival, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Key West Fantasy Fest parade, and the Tournament of Roses Parade....
got its name because the first floats were decorated barge

Barge

A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Most barges are not self-propelled and need to be towed by tugboats or pushed by towboats....
s that were towed along canals with ropes held by parade marchers on the shore. 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

FlyPast

FlyPast is Great Britain top-selling aviation magazine, published monthly, and edited by Ken Ellis. The magazine started as a bi-monthly edition in May/June 1981 and is owned by Key Publishing Ltd of Stamford, Lincs....
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

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, where they are often associated with Royal occasions. Similarly, for ships, there may be a sail-past of, e.g., tall ship

Tall ship

A tall ship is a large traditionally rigging sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques....
s, as was seen during Trafalgar 200

Trafalgar 200

Trafalgar 200 was a series of events in 2005 held mostly in the United Kingdom to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, where a Royal Navy fleet led by Admiral Nelson defeated a joint Franco-Spanish fleet during the Napoleonic Wars....
, or other sailing vessels as during the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. The longest parade in the world is the Marksmen's Parade that takes place in Hanover

Hanover

Hanover or Hannover#Definitions , on the river Leine, is the capital city of the Federal states of Germany of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the House of Hanover, in their dignities as the dukes of Brunswick-L?neburg ....
every year during the Schützenfest

Schützenfest

A Sch?tzenfest is an annual traditional festival celebrated in Germany's western L?nder , as well as in Bavaria, and also in other, mostly German-speaking, countries....
. 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.