Large public processions of people, vehicles, and floats moving through streets, often celebrating a holiday or special event.
From French 'parade' and Spanish 'parada' (a stopping or showing), possibly derived from Latin 'parare' (to prepare or display). The word originally meant a display or exhibition before becoming associated with organized processions.
The oldest parades weren't celebrations at all—they were military drills where soldiers would show off their readiness! Medieval monarchs turned them into spectacular displays of power, and that tradition of 'showing off' through processions lives on in modern celebrations.
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