The Rosemount (Minn.) High School Marching Band performs along Colorado Boulevard during the 134th Rose Parade on Monday.
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As most of us rose into the new year filled with all that life so seamlessly blends — hope and caution, joy and sadness, love and longing — Pasadena played host to the 134th Rose Parade after a strong rainfall washed over its streets to cap 2022.
The parade’s theme this year — an expression of hope and resilience — was “Turning the Corner.” The 2023 Rose Parade grand marshal was Gabrielle Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman who survived a mass shooting. Giffords led a procession of 39 floats, 21 marching bands and 16 equestrian units.
Temecula Dance Company and Rose Parade Youth Dancers rally the early-morning crowds.
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Gretchen Otness holds a rose as she arrives at the 134th Rose Parade early Monday morning.
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Singer and songwriter Tanya Tucker performs during the Rose Parade.
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Parade-goers get a predawn view of the Rose Parade as it makes its way down Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena.
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A dancer with N8tive Hoop, a family of Native American hoop dancers, performs during the 2023 Rose Parade.
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Donate Life’s “Lifting Each Other Up” float won the Sweepstakes award for most beautiful entry — encompassing float design, floral presentation and entertainment — during the 2023 Rose Parade in Pasadena.
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The Scripps Miramar Ranch equestrian unit from San Diego joins the 2023 Rose Parade.
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Louisiana Tourism’s float, which received the Rose Parade’s Showmanship Award, features performer Lainey Wilson during the 2023 Rose Parade.
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Horses walk across confetti during the Rose Parade.
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Buhos Marching Band dancers from Xalapa, Mexico, perform during the Rose Parade.
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Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom’s “Protecting the Wild” float won the Isabella Coleman award for most outstanding presentation of color and harmony through floral design.
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Danny Trejo walks along the Rose Parade route in Pasadena.
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A driver’s face is just visible within the Downey Rose Float Assn.’s “Bee Inspired!” float, which won the 2023 Rose Parade Leishman Public Spirit award.
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Members of the All Gifu Honor Green Band from Japan perform along Colorado Boulevard.
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The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance float “Celebrating 50 Years of Conservation” is driven along Colorado Boulevard during the Rose Parade.
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The Penn State Blue Band performs during the Rose Parade.
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The Donate Life float “Lifting Each Other Up” makes its way along Colorado Boulevard during the 2023 Rose Parade in Pasadena.
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2023 Rose Queen Bella Ballard waves to the crowd along with members of her court: Michelle Cortez-Peralta, left, Sahanna Rajinikanthan and Salia Baligh.
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Thousands of parade-goers watch Elks USA’s “Investing In Our Communities” float during the 2023 Rose Parade in Pasadena on Monday.
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The Utah State Float and cheerleaders entertain the crowd during the Rose Parade.
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The United States Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band from Camp Pendleton marches down Orange Grove Boulevard in the 2023 Rose Parade.
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Performers with Mexico’s Buhos Marching Band during the Rose Parade.
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Thousands of parade-goers watch confetti fall while Tanya Tucker performs with the Mansion Entertainment Group float during the 2023 Rose Parade.
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A member of Los Hermanos Banuelos Charro Team performs along Colorado Boulevard during the Rose Parade on Monday.
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The Norfolk State University Marching Band plays during the Rose Parade.
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Confetti falls while Tanya Tucker performs during the Rose Parade.
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