While this year’s lineup is slightly smaller than last year’s record-breaking twelve parades, the holiday spirit will be just as lively.

Parades date back ten thousand years. Whatever the reason or celebration, large and small parades offer people and groups the opportunity to gain recognition, while also offering parade watchers some plain, good old-fashioned fun. Today, Yollie from Explore Jax Core visited the set to tell us the incredible history of holiday parades in Jacksonville.