Category: parade

Hollywood Christmas Parade Returns with COVID-19 Precautions

LOS ANGELES—Santa Claus is coming to Hollywood, bringing holiday cheer to town with him. The Hollywood Christmas Parade is slated to return to the streets of Hollywood on Nov. 28, at 6 p.m. It will be the 89th edition of the traditional Christmas parade through the streets of Hollywood. The parade was canceled last year…


Hundreds Join Toronto Parade Marking 22 Years of Falun Gong Persecution in China

Speaking at a rally in Toronto on July 17, former parliamentarians and rights activists voiced support for Falun Gong adherents amid the ongoing persecution of the spiritual practice launched by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 22 years ago. Over 500 Falun Gong adherents participated in a parade through the city’s downtown to commemorate the victims…


Officials Say Deadly Pride Parade Crash Was Not Intentional

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A member of a men’s chorus group unintentionally slammed into fellow chorists at the start of a gay pride parade in South Florida, killing one member of the group and seriously injuring another, the group’s director said Sunday, clarifying initial speculation that it was a hate crime directed at the gay community. Wilton…


Toronto Area Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day in Car Parade

A car parade of over 100 vehicles drove across Greater Toronto over the weekend, celebrating the 29th anniversary of the introduction of Falun Dafa to the public. Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a spiritual practice that consists of five meditative exercises and moral teachings based on the core tenets of “truthfulness, compassion,…


Newsom Laments Rose Bowl Move, but Stands by Ban on Fans

PASADENA, Calif. (CNS)—While lamenting the Rose Bowl game’s move out of Pasadena in favor of Arlington, Texas, due to a COVID-19-prompted ban on fan attendance, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Dec. 21 the state refused to put lives at risk by granting an exemption to the annual Pasadena tradition. “We love the Rose Bowl,” Newsom said….