HORSE POWER.The Rose Parade is always on New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. - unless Jan. 1 falls on a Sunday, which it does this year. And the Rose Bowl Game is always played on parade day - unless the game is a national championship, which it is this year. This mix of happenstance hap·pen·stance n. A chance circumstance: "Marriage loomed only as an outgrowth of happenstance; you met a person" Bruce Weber. and Bowl Championship Series finagling has forced the Tournament of Roses Association to take what is typically a one-day event one-day event a contraction of the three-day event but like that contest is aimed at selecting the best all-round horse and rider. The events usually contested are show-jumping, dressage and cross-country. and spread it out over three weekdays - Jan. 2, 3 and 4. The parade will be held Monday morning; float viewing on Monday afternoon and Tuesday; and the Rose Bowl Game on Wednesday. The last time the parade fell on a Sunday was in 1995. It has never happened when the Rose Bowl hosted the national championship game. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) The Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales, one of which is getting some love from Lerae Mueller, above, are set to pull the city of St. Louis float, ``Home Sweet Home,'' in Monday's Tournament of Roses Parade The Tournament of Roses Parade was established, and first held, on January 1,1890, in Pasadena, California, eight miles (13 km) northeast of Downtown Los Angeles. Rooted in tradition, this parade is broadcast on multiple television networks, watched by upwards of one . Assuming they don't mind a little rain, they will keep a tradition of being the only float not fully motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. . Clydesdales have pulled the city of St. Louis float in the parade for the past 52 years. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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