NY Thanksgiving Parade Canceled with New Corona September 15 11:03 Affects Year-end Sales
In the winter tradition of New York, USA, it has been decided that the Thanksgiving parade, which has continued for nearly 100 years, will be canceled due to the new coronavirus, and there are concerns about the impact on the year-end sales season, which will begin in earnest.
The nearly 100-year-old Thanksgiving parade in New York is one of the winter traditions hosted by the local department store Macy's and visited by millions of spectators from all over the United States each year.
This was scheduled to take place on November 26th, but at a press conference on November 14th, Mayor De Blasio of New York City said, "It's still time to hold a parade or event," he said, saying that the effects of the new virus could not be seen. Is necessary, "he said, and announced the cancellation.
On the organizer side, an event to lift a huge balloon etc. will be held in advance, and the recording will be broadcast on TV.
According to American media, the parade was canceled only three times during World War II from 1942 to 1944.
In the United States, the Friday following Thanksgiving will be designated as "Black Friday", and a full-scale year-end sales season will begin, but it will affect that personal consumption, which is already sluggish due to the new virus, will not be excited due to the cancellation of the parade. There are also voices concerned about.