longer needed. Thousands more volunteers help cover the floats in those beautiful flower and seed mixes during "Deco week," Dec 26- parade day. Many of these come back year after year, some even camp nearby to help all week long. Weather For the 2006 Tournament of Roses Parade on January 2 (it is always held on January 2 when January 1 falls on a Sunday) winds with gusts up to and five inches (130 mm) of rain in the Pasadena area were predicted. The forecast proved accurate, ruining the 51 year record of good weather for the parade. It rained continuously and heavily throughout the entire 2006 parade. The President of the Tournament, the Grand Marshal of the Parade and the executive committee, deliberated into the early morning at the Tournament House. With street rumors circulating of the parade being canceled or postponed and restlessness of the crowd further east along the parade route, the parade got underway despite the bleak weather. Low television ratings and poor attendance plagued the ceremony. Some floats sustained water damage by the end of the parade. The "Never on Sunday" Rule The 1893 parade was the first parade to fall on a Sunday. The parade organizers decided that the parade might spook the horses outside of the churches along the parade route and disrupt the services. The "Never on Sunday" rule was instituted and has been in place ever since: if January 1 falls on a Sunday, the parade is shifted to the 2nd. There are conflicting reports on the number of times this has happened. Several articles say that 2017 (the latest occurrence) was the 15th time. However, the correct answer seems to be that the 2023 parade was the 20th time this has happened with the years being 1893, 1899, 1905, 1911, 1922, 1928, 1933, 1939, 1950, 1956, 1961, 1967, 1978, 1984, 1989, 1995, 2006, 2012, 2017, and 2023. Related events Royal Court Interviews Royal Ball Rose Queen Announcement and Coronation Ceremony Selection Sunday Lawry's Beef Bowl Decorating Places (for float viewing), various "barns" Equestfest, Los Angeles Equestrian Center Bandfest, Pasadena City College Teams Day, Disneyland Resort Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Ceremony, Rose Bowl Rose Bowl Game Public Tailgate Rose Bowl Game Floatfest (for float viewing), also known as Post Parade, Washington and Sierra Madre Boulevards Notes 1 January 1942 – First parade cancellation, caused by World War II. 1 January