A participant bikes along Sixth Avenue during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York
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People watch as the balloon Red from Angry Birds moves through Sixth Avenue
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The Chase balloon from Paw Patrol. The Macy’s parade is the largest parade in the world and has been held since 1924
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The Grinch
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People singing carols
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Ice Age’s Scrat and his Acorn balloon
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Olaf from Frozen being led down Central Park West
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A Spongebob Squarepants balloon
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Performers marching along Sixth Avenue
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Shows and performances held at State Street within the 84th annual Thanksgiving Day parade in Chicago
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The Grinch in New York
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