This may make me a full jerk , but my favorite part about New Year ’s Day is getting up and watching the Rose Parade in my pajamas . I ’m really not interested in the Rose Bowl itself at all " “ in fact , I think I ’m swearing off football in 2010 come after my painful Fantasy Football departure to Jason Plautz this week . If you ’ll be getting up to watch the Petal Parade , here are a few fun facts you may habituate to impress whomever you ’re watching it with .
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7 . verbalize of Queens , today ’s reigning royalty have it a good deal easy than gallon did back in the day " “ the first duo of girls elected Queen not only had to sew their own dresses for the big outcome , they also had to make their own float !
8 . When New Year ’s Day falls on a Sunday , you ’re pass away to have to wait until January 2nd to see the parade . Why ? Well , back when the " floats" were really carriage festoon with flowers , official refused to hold the parade on Sundays because the racket spook the horses people used to get to church service . Not many the great unwashed are tethering sawbuck alfresco of church building these days , but it ’s custom .
9 . The Tournament of Roses Parade was originally named The Battle of the Flowers . It changed early on when the founding father of the event decided he liked the band of " Tournament" more .
10 . march bands are choose two years in advance " “ so although it ’s the 2010 Rose Parade in a couple of days , the groups that will be blend in in 2011 are already look forrad to it . The survival process is done that early so banding have metre to bring up investment trust to get themselves to California .
