Well, I only get to see the parade on TV, as I don’t live in the US But it always looks soooo great! Anyway, this year’s parade is really special for us since, as you can see, there was a huge Hello Kitty balloon!

The photo is from AP btw. Hello Kitty appeared as her superhero self Supercute. Here’s a short excerpt from the Foxnews article:

This year’s 11 giant helium balloons include three new ones: William Steig’s swamp-loving ogre, “Sesame Street’s” fairy-in-training Abby Cadabby and Hello Kitty Supercute, the cape- and tiara-wearing feline superhero.

Just a short history of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It apparently started in the 1920s, as many of Macy’s department store’s employees were first-generation immigrants. Because they were so happy to become American citizens, they wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving Day — the way they did it in Europe.

In 1929, the existing thanksgiving parade from a certain Bamberger’s store in New Jersey, was taken by Macy’s in New York. It was already similar to what we see today, and it was such a success that Macy’s announced it would be an annual event! Hurray~

Anyways, you can find a cute little keychain of Supercute at the Sanrio shop.

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