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Famous New Year’s Day Rose Parade: Behind-the-Scenes Heroines from Hsi Lai Girl Scout Troop 18894

Girl Scout Troop 18894, from Hsi Lai Temple, pausing for a moment after decorating the vibrant undersea float for California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. photo/Hsi Lai Girl Scout Troop

Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple

February 5, 2024

The city of Pasadena, in California, hosted another iconic Rose Parade on New Year's Day—Jan. 1—featuring a 5.5-mile route that attracts hundreds of thousands to line Colorado Boulevard and millions of viewers worldwide through broadcasts. The 135th parade, in 2024, adopted the theme "Celebrating a World of Music: The Universal Language." The event showcased diverse music and cultures, with 32 Girl Scouts from Hsi Lai Temple Girl Scout Troop 18894, and their families participating as behind-the-scenes contributors, decorating vibrant floats on December 30 for the upcoming exciting parade.

Hsi Lai Girl Scout Troop carefully help to decorate four floats before the famous New Year’s Day Rose Parade, Jan. 1st, in Pasadena California. photo/Hsi Lai Girl Scout Troop

Every year, thousands of volunteers engage in preparing and decorating the massive floats. Under the guidance of professionals, the Girl Scouts experienced and learned the application of various natural materials, including seeds, leaves, fruits, and colorful flowers, during their 7-hour volunteer time. They adorned four floats, one of which was created by the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona team, aligning with the theme "Celebrating a World of Music." Their float, titled "Shock n’ Roll: Powering the Musical Current," featured a 27-foot giant purple manta ray gliding over a colorful coral reef adorned with flowers. Three yellow electric eels provided power to musical instruments: electric guitars, keyboards, clamshell turntables, and speakers. The undersea environment swayed to the rhythm of the music, with a giant piano keyboard wrapped entirely around the float.

Mindful Girl Scouts carefully sort and trim flowers for a parade float. photo/Hsi Lai Girl Scout Troop

Girl Scout Allison Chieh expressed that providing helping-hands to decorate the floats was a fun volunteer experience, allowing them to witness the spectacular floats up-close. She found the collective, creating effort exciting, and she looked forward to seeing the results showcased in the New Year's Day parade.

"Behind-the-Scenes Heroines" from Hsi Lai Girl Scout Troop 18894. photo/Hsi Lai Girl Scout Troop

美國加州帕薩迪納市(City of Pasadena)於每年元旦舉行玫瑰花車遊行( Rose Parade)迎新年,路線長達5.5英里,世界各地數百萬觀眾可透過轉播,觀賞盛況,2024年的第135屆主題為「音樂無國界」 (Celebrating a World of Music: The Universal Language ) ,展示多元音樂和文化,共32位西來女童軍及家人於2023年12月30日,化身幕後小兵,妝點繽紛花車。

每年都有數千名的義工前往裝飾花車,在專業人員的指導下,女童軍們在7小時的義工服務中,體驗和學習應用各種天然材料,如種子、樹葉、蔬果和色彩鮮豔的花卉,裝飾了4座花車。其中包括加州州立理工大學波莫納分校( California State Polytechnic University,Pomona) 團隊因應今年的主題「音樂無國界」,所創作的 「海底搖滾派對—推動音樂潮流」( Shock n’Roll: Powering the Musical Current) 花車,花車呈現一條鑲滿花朵、27呎巨大紫色蝠鱝在色彩繽紛的珊瑚礁上滑行,三條黃色電鰻為電吉他、鍵盤、唱盤機、揚聲器提供電流,並隨著音樂節奏搖擺,還有鋼琴鍵盤包裹著整個花車。

女童軍Allison Chieh表示,花車裝飾是有趣的義工體驗,能近距離目睹壯觀花車,經驗難得,並對集體創作的成果將在新年遊行面世感到興奮。

06 02 2024

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