As most of us Rose into the brand new yr crammed with all that life so seamlessly blends — hope and warning, pleasure and disappointment, love and longing — Pasadena performed host to the 134th Rose Parade after a powerful rainfall washed over its streets to cap 2022. The parade’s theme this yr — an expression of hope and resilience — was “Turning the Nook.” The 2023 Rose Parade grand marshal was Gabrielle Giffords, the previous Arizona congresswoman who survived a mass capturing. Giffords led a procession of 39 floats, 21 marching bands and 16 equestrian items. David Rivas of Harbor Metropolis takes an early-morning run in his alien costume with the South Bay Runners Membership alongside the 10-mile parade route.(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Occasions) The Solorio household awakened on Colorado Boulevard for the Rose Parade earlier than dawn on Monday. The household has been tenting in the identical spot for 40 years.(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Occasions) Temecula Dance Firm and Rose Parade Youth Dancers rally the early-morning crowds.(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Occasions) Gretchen Otness holds a rose as she arrives on the 134th Rose Parade early Monday morning.(Ringo Chiu / For The Occasions) Parade-goers get a predawn view of the Rose Parade because it makes its approach down Orange Grove in Pasadena.(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Occasions) Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) waves as she leads the procession.(Ringo Chiu / For The Occasions) Singer and songwriter Tanya Tucker performs on the Rose Parade.(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Occasions) Horses stroll throughout confetti in the course of the Rose Parade. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Occasions) LAUSD All District Excessive Faculty Honor Band too introduced vitality and motion to the 134th Rose Parade.(Ringo Chiu / For The Occasions) The Catalina Excessive Faculty shade guard performs in the course of the Rose Parade.(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Occasions) A flowery element of the Snapchat float on the Rose Parade.(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Occasions) The Penn State Blue Band performs in the course of the Rose Parade.(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Occasions) The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance float “Celebrating 50 Years of Conservation” rides alongside Colorado Boulevard in the course of the Rose Parade.(Ringo Chiu / For The Occasions) Performers with Mexico’s Buhos Marching Band on the Rose Parade.(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Occasions) Confetti falls in the course of the Tanya Tucker efficiency on the Rose Parade.(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Occasions) The Utah State Float and cheerleaders entertain the gang on the Rose Parade.(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Occasions) A member of Los Hermanos Banuelos Charro Staff performs alongside Colorado Boulevard on the Rose Parade on Monday.(Ringo Chiu / For The Occasions) The Norfolk State College Marching Band performs in the course of the Rose Parade.(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Occasions) Members of Banda De Musica La Primavera carry out alongside Colorado Boulevard in the course of the Rose Parade.(Ringo Chiu / For The Occasions)