Less than seven weeks after the September 11 attacks in 2001 , the parade was broadcast worldwide and was an indication that New York was bouncing back . The parade was led by a giant puppet of a Phoenix rising out of the ashes . Noticeably missing from the parade was Bread and Puppet Theater which had been a political staple of the parade but was protesting the new War in Afghanistan . Earlier the Bread and Puppet contingent consisted of five blocks of its giant puppets . Similarly , less than 8 weeks after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 , more than 8,000 storm evacuees attended a funeral procession tribute as part of the parade . In 2010 , Haitian Carnival Artist Didier Civil created Haitian carnival figures as a tribute to victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
New York's Village Halloween Parade