Editing Ticker-tape parade (section)

{{short description|Urban celebration during which shredded paper is thrown over a parade}}
{{For|the band|Tickertape Parade}}

[[File:Chicago Welcomes the Apollo 11 Astronauts (9457411063).jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|alt=A city street among tall buildings with a procession of cars between bystanders, showered by shredded paper|Ticker-tape parade in [[Chicago]] in 1969 for the [[Apollo 11]] astronauts]]

A '''ticker-tape parade''' is a [[parade]] event held in an urban setting, characterized by large amounts of shredded paper thrown onto the parade route from the surrounding buildings, creating a celebratory flurry of paper. Originally, actual [[ticker tape]] was used; however, now it is commonly substituted with [[confetti]]. 

The concept originates in and is most usually associated with the [[United States]], especially [[New York City]]. Outside the United States, ticker-tape parades are often associated with the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]] held in [[Argentina]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/worldcup2010/my_world_cup/8204746.My_World_Cup__Osvaldo_Ardiles__Argentina__1978__1982_/?ref=rss|title=My World Cup: Osvaldo Ardiles (Argentina, 1978, 1982)|date=8 June 2010|work=Lancashire Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.talktalk.co.uk/sport/world-cup-2010/argentina-1978.html|title=World Cup history: Argentina 1978|access-date=1 June 2015|work=TalkTalk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920211508/http://www.talktalk.co.uk/sport/world-cup-2010/argentina-1978.html|archive-date=20 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jonathanstevenson/2010/05/the_story_of_the_1978_world_cu.html|title=The story of the 1978 World Cup|date=18 May 2010|work=BBC}}</ref>