History of Thanksgiving Parades
Traditional Fun-Filled Event for the Whole Family
Thanksgiving Day is a fun-filled event that you can enjoy with your family and friends. This occasion brings families closer and helps them build their family ties. A Thanksgiving Day parade is an event that is full of fun and people from all parts of America enjoy watching these parades. Here is a little history into the beginnings of Thanksgiving Day parades and what ones are popular today.
Macy's Day Parade
Thanksgiving Day parades are organized in many parts of America, but the most popular one remains Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Actually in America Thanksgiving Day parades started back in 1920. Generally it is believed that the first Thanksgiving Day parade in America was The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, but this is not true. The first Thanksgiving Day parade was organized in Philadelphia, by Gimbel’s Department store.
The Macy’s Day Parade in New York remains the most popular Thanksgiving Day parade in the whole United States of America. Till this day, it is a fun-filled and colorful event that people enjoy a lot. It is an event filled with a lot of balloons and colors. It has many floats especially prepared for it. Kids favorite characters show up for the big event in a "big" way! The parade is loved and enjoyed by all Americans either in person or through their TV screens. The Thanksgiving Day parade has grown into one of the most important events that Americans celebrate every year.
Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade
Although Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is the most popular one, there are other parades that are equally loved and enjoyed by people. One of these parades is held in Detroit. The parade actually started as a very small event in 1924. As people started liking it more and more, they started participating in it, and the event grew in importance. The Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade is the only major parade of the year in Detroit. The parades in New York and Detroit have huge balloons and floats of kids favorite characters, as well as marching bands and important people, such as actors/actresses, and local and national political figures.
Other Popular Thanksgiving Parades
Alongside New York and Detroit, there are also Thanksgiving Day parades organized in Plymouth, MA, Philadelphia, PA, and Houston, TX. Although the New York and Detroit parades are more popular, the other Thanksgiving Day parades in the other three places are also colorful and fun filled. They may be smaller scale parades, but the onlookers still look forward to it every year.
Thanksgiving Day parades are organized in many parts of America. There are few parades that are much more popular than others. As mentioned, the Macy’s Day Parade in New York is undoubtedly the best known of all. People form all parts of the world visit New York during the Thanksgiving season as the city at that time is so full of fun and enjoyment.
