iam ▁A IF D , ▁Phil ▁Het tem a ▁and ▁Lil it ▁Kh atch atur ian ▁ ▁Jud ging ▁occurs ▁on ▁the ▁two ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁para de . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁day ' s ▁jud ging , ▁the ▁float ▁is ▁viewed ▁" at ▁rest ", ▁without ▁any ▁animation , ▁sound , ▁or ▁rid ers . ▁The ▁float ▁builder ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁float ▁to ▁the ▁jud ges ▁before ▁the ▁jud ges ▁begin ▁their ▁exam ination . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁jud ging , ▁the ▁float ▁is ▁jud ged ▁as ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁para de , ▁with ▁all ▁animation , ▁rid ers , ▁out walk ers , ▁and ▁effects . ▁Each ▁jud ging ▁session ▁last s ▁five ▁minutes . ▁ ▁Flo ats ▁are ▁jud ged ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁categories , ▁with ▁varying ▁weights ; ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁categories ▁are ▁those ▁rel ating ▁to ▁fl oral ▁usage . ▁W inners ▁are ▁announced ▁at ▁ 6 ▁AM ▁on ▁para de ▁day . ▁ ▁S we ep st akes ▁Tro phy ▁Rec ent ▁S we ep st akes ▁Tro phy ▁w inners ▁for ▁the ▁" M ost ▁beautiful ▁entry : ▁en comp ass ing ▁float ▁design , ▁fl oral ▁presentation ▁and ▁entertain ment ": ▁ ▁Notable ▁recent ▁flo ats ▁▁ ▁a ▁Bol lywood ▁wed ding ▁scene ▁featuring ▁a ▁b ride ▁r iding ▁in ▁a ▁pal an quin ▁carried ▁by ▁twelve ▁men , ▁a ▁gro om ▁at op ▁a ▁giant ▁animated ▁ele ph ant ▁and ▁an ▁ensemble ▁of ▁Bol lywood ▁d anc