{"id":3606,"date":"2025-11-27T19:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T19:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=3606"},"modified":"2025-11-27T19:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T19:01:08","slug":"in-the-us-the-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-marches-on-despite-wind-gusts-arts-and-culture-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=3606","title":{"rendered":"In the US, the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade marches on despite wind gusts | Arts and Culture News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 27 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">27 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Marching bands, giant balloons and a holiday sleigh navigated through the canyons of high rises in New York City as the retailer Macy\u2019s hosted its 99th Thanksgiving Day Parade.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the parade forged ahead in the United States despite the threat of strong winds.<\/p>\n<p>In the lead-up to the annual tradition, the National Weather Service had warned of potential gusts of up to 35 miles per hour, equivalent to 56 kilometres per hour.<\/p>\n<p>Powerful blasts of wind reaching 55km\/h (34mph) could have grounded the event, as could sustained winds of 37km\/h (23mph), per parade rules.<\/p>\n<p>Those precautions were adopted after the 1997 edition of the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade, when fierce weather knocked a balloon representing the children\u2019s book The Cat in the Hat into a light post.<\/p>\n<p>The streetlamp snapped, hitting spectators watching the parade below. One 34-year-old woman was struck on the head and spent nearly a month in a coma.<\/p>\n<p>As of 2025, the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade has only been cancelled three times, from 1942 to 1944, in an effort to conserve materials during World War II. It has never been cancelled due to the weather.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition features 34 giant, helium-filled balloons, including new entries like the Disney character Buzz Lightyear, the video game character Pac-Man and the plumber Mario from the game Super Mario Bros.<\/p>\n<p>The star of the Wicked film series Cynthia Erivo and singers from the Netflix hit K-Pop Demon Hunters made appearances as the parade\u2019s 28 floats sailed down the street.<\/p>\n<p>Macy\u2019s estimates that 3.5 million people line the streets each year to see the parade, and more than 50 million watch the event\u2019s broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>The parade snakes across four kilometres (2.5 miles) in downtown New York, travelling along Central Park West and 6th Avenue to end in front of the Macy\u2019s flagship store.<\/p>\n<p>The widely watched event has also been a magnet for protests, with Palestinian solidarity demonstrators briefly blocking the parade route last year and in 2023 to draw attention to Israeli human rights abuses in Gaza and the West Bank.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published On 27 Nov 202527 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Marching bands, giant balloons and a holiday sleigh navigated through the canyons of high rises in New York City as the retailer Macy\u2019s hosted its 99th Thanksgiving Day Parade. 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