Did you know that the 24th of July is a major holiday? Here in Utah it's as big of a deal as the 4th. It is a celebration of when the Mormon pioneers first came to the Utah valley. There are lots of festivities during the weekend and lots of businesses take the holiday off. We decided to join in the fun and we headed to Liberty Park for the Days of '47 parade. Unlike many of the other locals who slept in tents at the park overnight, we showed up about 5 minutes before the parade passed by the park. It was hot and pretty exciting. People were really into it and cheering and clapping for the bands, floats and VIP's. We saw senators, congressmen, the president of the LDS church and even royalty from Tonga. Addy loved the horses and the music and she was clapping right along with everyone else. It was interesting to learn a bit more about the mormon culture and the things they value. Here's a slideshow of the day.
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