Amitty Kasowski portrays Medusa, a monster in Greek mythology who had the face of an ugly woman with snakes instead of hair, and anyone who looked into her eyes was immediately turned into stone. This year's 42nd Summer Solstice Parade in Santa Barbara featured the theme of "€œLegends."

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Amelija Vincent carries Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, desire and beauty, down State Street in Santa Barbara.

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Artist Pali X Mano designed a 60-foot-long, 27-foot-tall Zeppelin float for the celebration. "€œAs an artist, the idea of creating the Zeppelin came to mind because I have always dreamed of flying,"€ said Mano. This year'€™s 42nd Summer Solstice Parade in Santa Barbara featured the theme of "€œLegends,"€ with more than 1,000 parade participants, 30 extravagant floats, whimsical costumes and creatively choreographed dancers.

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Artist Pali X Mano's Zeppelin, complete with his crew of aviators and women on rings swinging inside the inflatable.

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Fox Greenwood, portraying Nessie, the mythical Loch Ness Monster of the Scottish Highlands, swirling to the beat of the music. This year'€™s 42nd Summer Solstice Parade in Santa Barbara featured the theme of "€œLegends,"€ with more than 1,000 parade participants, 30 extravagant floats, whimsical costumes and creatively choreographed dancers.

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Joan Melendez, dressed as a lion, has been coming to the parade since it started in 1974. She was one of the original seven people dressed in costumes, celebrating a friend'€™s birthday, parading down State Street. This idea continued each year and now Santa Barbara's 42nd Summer Solstice Parade featured more than 1,000 parade participants.

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Zachary Mcginnes, on stilts, personifies Thunderbird, the legendary creature of North American indigenous culture considered a supernatural being of power and strength.

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Yu Goba, dancing to the beat of samba funk and commemorating the Brazilian martial arts legend Mariana Capoeira, during this year'd Summer Solstice Parade in Santa Barbara.

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