The Tournament of Ros parade, if anybody doesn't know, is the New tahun celebration in the United States. It began in 1890 and has been held consecutively since then every year. It is held in Pasadena, California. It is a beautiful parade. It welcomes the new year. It is held all over the world on TV. It has not been stopped, even through the two world wars. It is held almost always on January 1, and the only exception is a tahun that begins on a Sunday. In the case of a tahun beginning on a Sunday, the parade is held on Monday, January 2. The only exception to the Rose Parade held on Sunday, January 1 was in 1893. Its purpose was to attract lebih people from the Midwest U.S., where the winters are harsh and frigid, so they could have a much less harsh winter in Pasadena. Why is Sunday never a hari for Tournament of Roses? According to the Tournament of Ros Association website, it was made to "avoid frightening Kuda tethered outside local churches and thus interfering with worship services." Also, there is a Rose Bowl football game in Pasadena on New Year's. There are marching bands in the parade. There are many floats. Millions of Americans view it. It began with horse-drawn carriages and now has grown tremendously. There is a "Royal Court" for the Grand Marshall and the Queen of the Tournament. The president of the parade decides what the theme for the parade will be. The theme is decided on the third week of the tahun for the seterusnya year. Years 1890 to 1917 and 1920 to 1926 had no themes. Hallie Woods was the first Rose Parade Queen and was chosen sejak her classmates at Pasadena High School in 1905. There are thousands of flowers, literally. It is not uncommon for visitors to sleep on Colorado Boulevard on New Year's Eve in Pasadena. The floats done are being made a tahun in advance. Spectators claim their sleeping bags, barbeque cookers, food, drink, etc., on New Year's Eve. At first it was small but it became too big to handle in 1895 for the Valley Hunt Club, so the parade had to be arranged accordingly to size. Non-profit and civic groups, corporations and international groups are invited to apply for the spots available for the floats. It is seen sejak millions in lebih than 200 international territories and countries on Televisyen as well.