Parade on Thanksgiving Day in New York

Today in New York, was the eighty-fifth in a row hits «Macy's Thanksgiving day parade». Traditionally, Thanksgiving Day is held on the third Thursday of November, and a parade in New York City is one of the oldest in the country.

We will not focus on the history of the holiday and of the parade. Note that this event is visited by many celebrities. The most observant will notice in the picture Avril Lavigne (Avril Lavigne). According to the organizers of the parade, the streets out of order 3, 5 million residents. The total number of participants in the march was more than five thousand people, among them, costumed characters, clowns and eleven bands. The main focus of the parade still attract huge air figures. The design of one of them worked very Tim Burton (Tim Burton). Those who are familiar with his work, once you know which of the figures belongs to his imagination. In the US hits TV screens has collected more than 50 million viewers. Traditionally, completed the procession procession Santa Claus.


































































Photo: AP, Getty Images, Reuters, Flickr

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