21.   A cow by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, was rejected before the cow parade began in June and sued the city and organizers unsuccessfully.

22.   As the parade began under clear skies and cool temperatures, helicopters dropped rose pedals from the sky.

23.   Before the parade began, clusters of demonstrators lined the route, their protest signs mingling with Bush-Cheney signs.

24.   Clusters of demonstrators lined the parade route, shouting down Bush supporters as the parade began.

25.   He sat signing autographs, patiently but without a smile or word, until the parade began.

26.   Hours before the parade began, police cleared out hundreds of people who were camping at the central Plaza de Espana to protest the Barcelona military celebration.

27.   In the crowd, three elderly women chatting as they waited for the parade to begin said they knew better than other Portguese how important the coup was.

28.   The blockbuster parade begins in two weeks.

29.   The Atlantic City parade began, fittingly, at the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. School.

30.   The excessively quick parade began with a soft tangerine paisley cotton voile print tunic blouse over a below-knee, silvery python flared skirt.