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The Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade

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The Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade

The history of America's legal holiday of Thanksgiving is not complete without mention of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Tradition has this and other parades scheduled in the morning while the holiday meal is being prepared. Whether by design or accident, the parade distracts family members from the kitchen where the mammoth project is underway.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was devised by a large department store in New York City in 1924 as a way to kick off the Christmas shopping season which begins the day after Thanksgiving. Christmas shopping is worth every bit of the effort to draw crowds downtown. This single scant month of retailing pays the bills and makes the profit for the entire year in many retail stores. The parade began being carried by television in the 1950's so that it gained the national spotlight.

The parade is a very long and elaborate one with floats, bands, and helium balloons depicting well known cartoon characters. A lot of press is given to the helium balloons which take a long time to make and require and entire team of ground personnel (called balloon wranglers) to pull with ropes through the streets of New York. These are numerous and each year brings new versions. The first of these was Felix the Cat in 1927. No one has ever failed to be impressed by the sight of these gliding past high rise buildings. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was only interrupted a few years during WWII but started up again in 1945.

Macys was once limited to the downtown area of New York but now has stores in many malls throughout 45 states. They were founded in 1858 and now are part of the larger federated department stores group. They sell primarily clothing, jewelry, beauty products, furniture and house wares.

If your idea of Thanksgiving could only be the traditional Thanksgiving feast, then find all the comfort you need in the most traditional Thanksgiving ever. The turkey is observed as a compulsory dish of the Thanksgiving dinner even today. No matter through which method it is cooked with stuffing and gravy on the side, turkey remains the main attraction of the Thanksgiving dinner and will keep whetting th appetite of all your guests. Try decorating your Thanksgiving Day dinner table with some simple food garnishing.  For assigned seating try these free printable place name cards.

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Elaborate Thanksgiving parades that feature huge floats, musical extravaganza and star-studded entertainment are regular features of the Thanksgiving Holiday and are marked by great pomp and grandeur. Make sure you plan to get up early to catch the most famous Macy's parade with your loved ones.

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