1. After the inaugural speech, the new president and first lady will join in the traditional inaugural parade through the streets of Washington. 2. It will arrive before the traditional parade of athletes from each nation and stop in front of the stage where President Bush and other dignitaries will stand. 3. Midafternoon brought the traditional parade up Congress Avenue, and four inaugural balls ushered in the evening. 4. More and more schools across the region are scrapping traditional Halloween costume parades and other festivities to head off religious objections and keep violent imagery to a minimum. 5. Seven years ago, a group of friends in a French Quarter tavern lamented the fact that the traditional Mardi Gras parades did not accommodate dogs particularly well. 6. They meet and practice year-round in clubhouses for their traditional costumed parade on New Years Day. 7. Orangemen gathered on a nearby hillside every night for a week, underlining their determination to follow their traditional parade route. 8. Orangemen massed on the hillside near a rural church every night for a week, underlining their determination to follow their traditional parade route. 9. As always the ceremony centered around the traditional parade of athletes into the stadium. 10. As always, the opening festivities centered around the traditional parade of athletes into the stadium. |