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Historic parade held in Southern California for New Year celebration
By Xinhua Published: Jan 03, 2023 11:48 AM
A float moves along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2023. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California. Photo: Xinhua

A float moves along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2023. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California. Photo: Xinhua


Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California.

The Rose Parade, usually an iconic New Year's Day tradition, has been pushed back by one day this year in keeping with the event's "Never on Sunday" tradition kept since 1893.

The Rose Parade travels five and a half miles down Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena, a city in the western U.S. state of California. The event is famous for its gorgeous, spectacularly-designed floats of all shapes and colors. This year, the parade features 39 floral-covered floats, 16 equestrian groups and 21 marching bands from across the country and around the world.

"Turning the Corner" is the theme this year for the event.

"Whether that corner is actual or figurative like the unlimited potential that each new year brings -- we all enjoy the opportunity of a fresh start," explained Amy Wainscott, the 2023 Pasadena Tournament of Roses president, in a statement posted on the event's website.

"Turning a corner means rising above -- alone, or with family, friends and community. This year, as we turn the corner together, we share in the hope, beauty and joy of what 2023 will bring," she noted.

A float moves along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2023. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California. Photo: Xinhua

A float moves along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2023. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California. Photo: Xinhua


 
Rose Queen and Princesses ride on their float along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2023. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California. Photo: Xinhua

Rose Queen and Princesses ride on their float along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2023. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California. Photo: Xinhua


 
A float moves along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2023. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California. Photo: Xinhua

A float moves along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2023. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California. Photo: Xinhua


 
Members of a marching band perform along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2023. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California. Photo: Xinhua

Members of a marching band perform along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2023. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California. Photo: Xinhua


 
Members of a marching band perform along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2023. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California. Photo: Xinhua

Members of a marching band perform along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2023. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California. Photo: Xinhua