Cavalcade—From the Latin caballicare (“to ride on horseback”), “cavalcade” originally referred only to processions on horseback. In certain areas of Scotland, ALL SAINTS’ DAY was celebrated with a cavalcade: The inhabitants of Hirt (St. Kilda) conducted an Anniversary Cavalcade of All Saints, which included a feast and a procession in which HORSES were ridden using only a straw rope for harness.

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