Ill. Canada's Calgary Stampede, in addition to parades and competitions, features reenactments of conflicts between cowboys and Indians. Some athletic contests include a good deal of pageantry. The procession of athletes at the opening ceremonies of the Winter and Summer Olympics has frequently been shown on television. A more subdued pageantry is part of professional baseball's World Series and football's Super Bowl, as the players and coaches from each team are introduced. A colorful spectacle takes place twice each summer in some Italian cities, such as Siena.
Participants wear colorful medieval costumes.
Each city ward enters a horse in the competition. The prize given to the winner is a banner depicting some religious subject. Other horse races that open with some pageantry include the annual Royal Ascot in England and the Kentucky Derby in the United States. One of the most extravagant competitions found anywhere in the world is the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong. The origin of the race is said to be in the tradition of appealing to dragon gods for rain.