If they would have had it today it would not have rained on it.
The weather did its part as usual -- a break for the parade time. The idiots who changed the schedule for no good reason just screwed everything up.
Those "idiots" have probably all been dead awhile.No one did this just to ruin our comfy 2006 New Year.We'll live.
Why are the Tournament celebrations sometimes held on January 2?
* The Tournament of Roses is a tradition full of traditions, one of which is our Never on Sunday policy. In 1893, officials decided to move the parade to Monday, January 2 to avoid frightening horses tethered outside local churches and thus interfering with worship services. As a result of this reverent gesture, speculation abounds as to the rare instances of rainfall on New Years Day (only nine times in Rose Parade history), prompting some to ask the Tournament about its special pact with a friend upstairs. Also as a result of this tradition, other collegiate bowl organizations have instituted similar procedures. The upcoming Rose Parade is on Monday, January 2, 2006 in observance of the Never on Sunday tradition.