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Philadelphia Turns out for America’s Oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade

November 25, 2022
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—America’s oldest Thanksgiving Day parade attracted thousands of people to downtown Philadelphia on Thursday morning to celebrate the national holiday. Cheerful crowds on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway watched the three-hour parade, which was the city’s 103rd such event. The parade included massive floats, choir performers, dance groups, and marching bands. The 103rd Philadelphia Thanksgiving…

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Attendees Express Hope as Philadelphia Resumes Traditional Thanksgiving Parade

November 28, 2021
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The Thanksgiving Day parade—the United States’ oldest—has returned to the streets of Philadelphia. On Nov. 25, thousands of people once again turned out to see the grand parade’s performances, bringing with them joyfulness and a prevailing spirit of rebirth, in the wake of pandemic-related lockdowns. Large floats, marching bands, string bands, giant balloon cartoon statues,…

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Philadelphia Neighborhood’s Thanksgiving Parade: Give Thanks to God

November 23, 2021
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania—On Nov. 21, the Sunday just before Thanksgiving, the Mayfair-Holmesburg area of Philadelphia Thanksgiving celebrations had already begun with the neighborhood’s 44th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, with more than 100 community organizations participating. During the parade, people from all backgrounds shared their gratitude for God. Last year’s parade was canceled due to the COVID-19…

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