DeLAND, Fla. – For the last 21 years, Anita Rash can remember the DeLand Christmas Parade that marches right outside her door.
Rash’s shop, Anita’s Furniture and Home Decor, sits right on the main drag of Woodland Boulevard and it’s one of the best seats in the house to catch the annual parade.“We have sleds, we have all of the Christmas themes, we have all of the bands.
It’s just a great event. We love it and this year it’s going to be quite different,” Rash said.Because of COVID-19, this is the first time in 72 years the parade will not happen.