NEW YORK – Since 1924, the employees of Macy’s Department store have been putting on a Thanksgiving Day parade that takes place in the streets of New York City. This annual event has ballooned into a national celebration that, to many, marks the official start of the holiday season.
“We can look at a parade and say, oh, it’s just a parade, but I think it’s more than, and that’s why I think we’re so passionate this year of keeping the tradition alive,” said Wesley Whatley, creative producer of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
“We are pushing for this tradition so that when you wake up Thanksgiving
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