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The float entry from Downey for this year's Rose Parade is on its way to Pasadena. The float is entitled "Home for The Holidays" and includes a horse-drawn sled, a house, a bridge over a stream, and lots of birds.
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The float is designed and built each year by the Downey Rose Float Association and many volunteers.
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As always, the flowers are beautiful and accent the theme of the float.
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This pillar of the bridge uses potatoes to simulate the stone construction. It's amazing how inventive the designers are to make living things look like non-living things.
Watch the Rose parade and see the Downey entry win another award.