'It's important to know where we came from': Days of '47 Parade honors all pioneers via KSLcom
SALT LAKE CITY — Horses clomped through the streets, accompanied by marching bands, bagpipes and upbeat music. Vintage cars from the early 1900s, decorated floats and dancers dressed in traditional pioneer clothing rewarded the many spectators Monday who watched one of the nation's oldest parades.
Eight-year-old Melanie Silva agreed, noting that the parade "was so fun" and that she especially loved the Days of '47 Parade's reenactment of pioneers dancing.Parade participants with the float Pioneer Stories dance on the parade route during the annual Days of ’47 Parade in Salt Lake City on Monday.
And playing music — while difficult in the hot weather — especially honors Utah's ancestors, according to Amme Swasey, the Copper Hills High School marching band woodwind technician. Not all the floats and entries honored just the pioneers who had trekked west; in fact, one particular float celebrated the sacrifices of Tongan pioneers and won the People's Choice Award, the Children's Choice Award and the Days of '47 Sweepstakes Award.
Members of the Salt Lake Utah Tongan West Stake stand with their float and award plaques during the Days of '47 Parade on Monday. Fakatou added that seeing Polynesian and Mexican representation helped her recognize that the Days of '47 Parade doesn't just honor the pioneer ancestors who crossed the plains, but all pioneers who immigrated to the U.S. for better lives.
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