Procession

Procession

A procession (French procession via Middle English, derived from Latin, processio, from procedere, to go forth, advance, proceed) is an organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner.

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Famous quotes containing the word procession:

    “Nobody had ever instructed him that a slave-ship, with a procession of expectant sharks in its wake, is a missionary institution, by which closely-packed heathen are brought over to enjoy the light of the Gospel.”
    —Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896)

    “She is a procession no one can follow after
    But be like a little dog following a brass band.”
    —George Barker (b. 1913)

    “By the bivouac’s fitful flame,
    A procession winding around me, solemn and sweet and slow”
    —Walt Whitman (1819–1892)