Santa Parade 2002, Christchurch

 
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A fully-functional traction engine. The horn was certainly much louder then those of today's vehicles!
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The children having fun in the monster's mouth. Not sure what the monster is, but I guess it's from a nursery rhyme or children's story.
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Sugra the Juggler (a familiar sight in Christchurch), riding his monocycle with a child on his shoulders.
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Us photographers having fun too!
Marching with the parade.
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Ren and Stimpy
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A group of well-dressed men riding their pennyfarthing cycles.
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"From 1880!" he proudly said. "This is the vehicle Carl Benz put a motor on and called it a car."
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People lining Cathedral Square
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Little ponies dressed up for Christmas
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A group of Polynesians telling a story.
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The Haunted House.
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Details of The Haunted House. Anyone scared of spiders?
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Sugra the Juggler and his friend
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Pipe band
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Another monster? Oops no, Father Christmas concludes the parade.
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Father Christmas
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Immediately after the event disassembly starts. (In Hagley Park)
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The photographer's tally. Expensive hobby...

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