Women members of the national police take part in a parade during a graduation ceremony in Bogota, Colombia on November 7, 2019. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)
Luna the French Bulldog is dressed in red, white, and blue during the National Independence Day Parade in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2023. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/AFP Photo)
Filipino students performs during the parade at the 125th Philippine’s Independence Day at Dubai World Trade Centre on June 10, 2023. (Photo by Leslie Pableo for The National)
People watch the Pikachu parade which is a part of the 2023 Pokémon World Championships, at Grand Mall Park in Yokohama on August 11, 2023. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP Photo)
A dachshund dressed as a leo walks a podium during a dachshund parade festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, September 16, 2023. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)
Performers wearing traditional outfits from Gujarat state perform during a press preview of tableaux participating in the forthcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 22, 2020. (Photo by Prakash Singh/AFP Photo)
A participant in the Downtown Parade kicks off the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston, Texas, US on February 25, 2023. (Photo by Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A participant marches during the Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade, celebrating advances in LGBTQ+ rights and calling for marriage equality, in Tokyo, Japan on April 21, 2024. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)