There was a parade today to mark the first celebration of the new national holiday, on the date of a proclamation issued by a West Point general in occupied Texas (the state that wants to emphasize their glorious history in 1836, and how welcoming they were to equality and diversity, although their politicians today probably don't really understand that history, only a revisionist version of it).
Main Street has been reformed since the start of the pandemic, and people watched the parade from the restaurant seating that has replaced parking. The parade was stop and go, to let the music and dancers perform, and when they stopped, the restaurant patrons could share food and beverages with the parade participants they came to see.
There were lots of politicians, corvettes and vintage cars, police and firefolk, bands and dancers, all led by a colonial town crier (complaining about having to walk up the hill).
The mood in the crowd reminded me of the first time President Obama delivered graduation remarks in town; a lot of ordinary people came out to see history in the making.
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