Night parade dazzles
Threats of rain don’t keep spectators from Ceremonial

A line of Zuni Olla Maidens march through a light rain during the 88th Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial night parade in downtown Gallup Thursday. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Cable Hoover

Copyright © 2009
Gallup Independent
By Bill Donovan
Independent correspondent

GALLUP — A little rain didn’t seem to bother the thousands of people who came out Thursday for the Ceremonial Night Parade.

The sky had threatened rain throughout the evening but people began arriving, many with chairs and blankets, hours before the parade was supposed to start, picking out the best areas to see the parade.

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