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Northern Guilford's marching band performs in the Greensboro Holiday Parade in Greensboro on Saturday. Children dressed as ...

Performers lead the Tom Turkey float down Central Park West at the start of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade (Jeenah Moon/AP) The Spider-Man balloon floats in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day ...