Guess who made an appearance at Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Parade in New York on Thursday?
Baby Yoda, who delighted fans in the Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian, was a new balloon for 2021. But he was not the only first-timer: Pokémon characters Pikachu and Eevee also made their debut as a pair.
And of course, there were many familiar ones too.
Do you know that inflating balloons that can stretch up to five or six stories high is seriously expensive? Each balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving parade uses 300,000 to 700,000 cubic feet of helium. Filling every balloon costs a minimum of $510,000.
The 95th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade featured 15 giant character balloons, 28 floats, 36 novelty and heritage inflatables, more than 800 clowns, 10 marching bands with nine performance groups, a host of musical stars, and Santa Claus.
The parade route covered 2.5 miles (4km) through Manhattan, with altogether 8,000 marchers taking part in the 3-hour event. It was quite the change from last year, when the public were banned from attending the event in person due to Covid fears.
Celtic's hopes of Europa League progression were extinguished after a late collapse condemned them to defeat as Bayer Leverkusen triumphed 3-2.
The Scottish side is assured of third place and a Europa Conference play-off spot – but the nature of Thursday’s loss will sting.
Celtic host Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday and complete their Europa League group campaign at home to Real Betis on December 09.
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