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The German-American Steuben Parade is an annual parade held in various cities across the United States. The New York City parade is held every (third Saturday ) in September: 9/21/2013, 9/20/2014, 9/19/2015, and 9/17/2016. It was founded in 1957 by German-American immigrants who, being part of the largest self-reported ancestral group in the United States, wanted to keep the traditions of their homeland alive. The Philadelphia parade, founded in 1970, is normally held every (fourth Saturday ) in September. The (Chicago parade ) was featured in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. ==New York== ===History=== The first Steuben Parade was held in the German neighborhood of Ridgewood Queens,but In 1958, the Parade moved to Yorkville known then as Germantown, and lined up on 86th Street. Over the years, as the event grew bigger, it drew an ever larger number of spectators, Soon it gained the City's recognition and marched up Fifth Avenue, turning on to 86th St, and marching all the way across to First Avenue to cheering crowds. 86th Street was once the heart of Little Germany and was affectionately called the "German Boulevard" It hosted many German shops, Konditereis, Biergartens, Vereins , theaters, restaurants, newspapers, and dance halls. Today, the Parade still marches up Fifth Avenue but now ends only at Fifth Avenue and 86th Street. It is led by cadets representing the German Language Club of the Military Academy of West Point, which was founded by General von Steuben. The three hour long parade is dominated by traditional German groups, spectacular colorful floats, and marching bands, clubs and organizations from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, as well as the USA and Canada, wearing their traditional German costumes. The Parade honors one or more Grand Marshals, who are either American citizens with a German background or German citizens with a distinct relationship to America. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「German-American Steuben Parade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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