
On December 12th, 2022, The San Bernardino Sun reported:
“Thou shalt not hold the Rose Parade on a Sunday.”
“Thus spake Tournament of Roses officials in 1893, the first time New Year’s Day fell on the Lord’s Day. That year, organizers decided to move the New Year’s festivities to Jan. 2 in order to avoid frightening horses tied outside local churches and disrupting worship services.”
“It is the 21st time New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday in the century since the Tournament of Roses began.”
“The Rev. Amy Aitken, pastor at First United Methodist Church (FUMC) in Pasadena, doesn’t worry about spooked horses outside the church doors these days.” Source.
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