Parade
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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]], [[float (parade)|floats]] or sometimes large [[balloons]]. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually [[celebration (party)|celebrations]] of some kind. In [[United Kingdom|Britain]] the term parade is usually reserved for either [[military parade]]s or other occasions where participants [[Marching|march]] in formation; for celebratory occasions the word [[procession]] is more usual. In the [[Canadian Forces]] the term also has several less formal connotations. | + | 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 band]]s, [[float (parade)|floats]] or sometimes large [[balloon]]s. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually [[celebration (party)|celebrations]] of some kind. In [[United Kingdom|Britain]] the term parade is usually reserved for either [[military parade]]s or other occasions where participants [[Marching|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]] [[Demonstration (people)|demonstrations]] can also take the form of a parade, but in such cases are usually referred to as a march instead. | [[Protest]] [[Demonstration (people)|demonstrations]] can also take the form of a parade, but in such cases are usually referred to as a march instead. | ||
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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.
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