New Year’s Rose Parade proceeds despite Covid-19 surge

In this Jan. 1, 2020, file photo, a 2020 Rose Parade float is seen at the start of the route at the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. | AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

01/01/2022 11:53 AM EST

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PASADENA, Calif. — A year after New Year’s Day passed without a Rose Parade due to the coronavirus pandemic, the floral spectacle celebrating the arrival of 2022 proceeded Saturday despite a new surge of infections due to the omicron variant.

The 133rd edition of the Pasadena, California, tradition featured actor LeVar Burton as grand marshal, 20 marching bands,

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