Doo Dah parade makes irreverent return in Columbus after COVID
The COVID cavalry clip-clopped down High Street Sunday to cheers from the crowds lining the streets.
“Go with pure hearts, and purified hands,” a man dressed as the pope bellowed through a megaphone to spectators. Joining him were the “Vaccine Knights of Columbus” atop white motorized horses with larger-than-life syringes at the ready.
Onlookers cheered as the “pope” tossed mini bottles of hand sanitizer through the thick Fourth of July air as the Doo Dah parade made its irreverent return throughout the Victorian Village and Short North Sunday afternoon.
“This is super special since we’ve been stuck inside for the pandemic,” said Jane Stoney, 58, who watched from High Street with her 12-year-old daughter, Kassidy Whiting. “It was something fun to do, a beautiful day.”