Celebrations for Thanksgiving held in NY

Hundreds of thousands of people gather on a street in New York, the United States, to take part in celebrations for the Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 2004. Meanwhile, New York City took security measures to ward off possible terror attacks on the Thanksgiving Day.

People attend the Thanksgiving Day parade with a panda float at the Times Square in New York, the United States, Nov. 25, 2004. Twenty-seven floats, 59 balloons, 25 groups of clowns and 10 marching bands made their way in the annual parade, one of New York's traditional cultural activity with a history of more than 70 years.