Parades are one of the most exciting spectacles in life as many people take the time out of their lives to represent their organizations while walking through their city, spreading joy and candy to everyone watching. There are several different parades that happen in a year for several different reasons some of them are national recognized and watched on television.
Most of the time, parades are coming on holidays like Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, and the Fourth of July also known as Independence Day. Those parades have a clear reasoning that is tied to traditions connected to the holidays that many of us in the country celebrate but what about those odd end parades that happen throughout the year?
Michigan is a state where there are parades happening in many cities but mostly in the summer months as they enjoy the great weather. Kalamazoo is one of those cities that takes advantage of the opportunity to have special parades that mean something to the community. There’s one parade that has been engrained in the Kalamazoo community for decades that’s different than any other parade you’ve ever seen…