Celebrate the Season Parade area or are nationally renowned. A sampling of some of the celebrities who have taken part: As is tradition, Santa Claus is always the last person to appear in the parade. Celebrate the Season Parade The WPXI Holiday Parade previously known as the Celebrate the Season Parade is one of the traditional parades held each year in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving Day; that is, the last Saturday in November. It is one of the first events that rings in the holiday season and airs annually on WPXI, the local NBC-affiliated television station in
First Day of Summer First Day of Summer The First Day of Summer "(sumardagurinn fyrsti)" is an annual public holiday in Iceland held on the first Thursday after 18 April and between April 19th to April 25th. In former times, the Icelanders used the Old Norse calendar which divided the year into only two seasons, winter and summer. The people counted their age in winters rather than in years. It is not a religious holiday, but before 1744, mass was held on this day. Although the climate in late April cannot be considered to be summer-like, after the long winter, Icelanders still celebrate this