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Did You Know The Tournament of Roses Was Meant to Show off Pasadena’s Weather

Community May 11, 2018
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The Tournament of Roses annual parade of flower covered floats has been held in Pasadena since January 1, 1890. It was patterned after a European festival of roses and was meant to show off Pasadena’s natural beauty and sunny climate while most of the nation lay buried beneath snow.

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