Never on Sunday rule

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The Never on Sunday rule is a long-standing policy of the Tournament of Roses Parade that postpones the event to January 2 when New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday, in order to avoid conflicting with local church services.

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Label Occurrences
Never on Sunday policy 1
Never on Sunday rule canonical 1

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tournament of Roses Parade tradition
parade scheduling policy
alsoKnownAs Never on Sunday rule
surface form: Never on Sunday policy
appliesTo Tournament of Roses Parade
appliesToEvent Tournament of Roses Parade
surface form: Rose Parade

Tournament of Roses Parade
appliesWhen January 1 is a Sunday
associatedWith Tournament of Roses Association
condition New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday
consequence Rose Parade is held on January 2 instead of January 1
culturalContext United States of America
surface form: United States
effect postpones the Tournament of Roses Parade to January 2 when New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday
exceptionTo usual practice of holding the Rose Parade on January 1
frequency only when January 1 is a Sunday
governs date of the Tournament of Roses Parade
location Pasadena
surface form: Pasadena, California
motivatedBy consideration for local churches in Pasadena
policyType scheduling rule
purpose to avoid conflict with local church services
reason respect for Sunday church services
relatedTo New Year’s Day observances
holiday parade scheduling
religiousContext Christian church services
temporalScope New Year’s holiday period
traditionStatus long-standing policy

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Tournament of Roses Parade exceptionRule Never on Sunday rule
Never on Sunday rule alsoKnownAs Never on Sunday rule
this entity surface form: Never on Sunday policy