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Santa parades
Santa or Christmas parades began in the main centres in the early 1900s. They were established by department stores to promote the arrival of in store Santas, with the clear aim of drawing customers directly to their stores.
Wellington santa parade in 1958
Film showing thousands of people attending a Christmas parade in Wellington in 1958
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