Parades (60 images)

WWII veteran dances in downtown Moscow on May 9, 2007. Russia is celebrating the 62nd anniversary of the World War Two victory over Nazi Germany. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)

Fans cheer as the before the New York Giants float up Broadway on their way to City Hall during the Giants Super Bowl victory parade in New York City on February 5, 2008. (UPI Photo/John Angelillo) .

The "Elmo" balloon is seen at the annual "Port of San Diego Big Bay Balloon Parade," held in San Diego on December 28, 2006. The parade, recognized as America's largest balloon parade, is held in conjunction with Holiday Bowl festivities. (UPI Photo/Roger Williams)

A member of the Fancy Division of the Mummers tows a pirate float while marching with the Fancy Division of the Philadelphia Mummers during their annual New Year's Parade in downtown Philadelphia January 6, 2007. The Mummers (believed to be named after the German word for disguise)--mostly white, blue-collar men--have celebrated New Years every year since 1901 by dressing up in wild costumes and marching up Broad Street in downtown Philadelphia. (UPI Photo/John Anderson)