The phrase "a formal procession" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a ceremonial or organized event where people move in a structured manner, often for a specific purpose or occasion.
Example: "The wedding concluded with a formal procession of the bridal party down the aisle."
Alternatives: "an official parade" or "a ceremonial march."
LAVISHNESS SCALE The Assembly chamber was adorned with gilded, crimson velvet draperies, and the festivities included a formal procession from the Executive Mansion to the Capitol.
His work, "Amphora (for Dudley Fitts) Parts A and B," on the steps of the Addison's classical facade not far from a formal procession of elm trees that fronts it, is literally a tree stump turned inside out.
On Tuesday at 3 30 a.m. early risers can catch the queen and Prince Philip as they attend a service of thanksgiving at St . Pauls Cathedral, followed by a formal carriage procession.
The route from Westminster to Buckingham Palace will be lined with thousands of well-wishers as the Queen and other senior members of the Royal Family travel in a formal carriage procession.
At 11 24 a.m., less than an hour after the bells first sounded, the formal procession reached its destination.
Voting procedures range from the formal procession of the division or teller vote in the British House of Commons to the electric voting methods employed in many U.S. states.
Much of his choreography is architecturally grand, and he was a master at staging formal processions; his dancers had regal bearing, exquisite manners and uncompromising taste.
His dramas occur in single rooms, among fantasy architecture and realistic street views, in formal processions and killing fields.
Mr. Ashford and Mr. Branagh make inspired use of long, formal processions, both for the coronation scene and, brilliantly, for Macbeth's vision of the unending line of heirs bred by the murdered Banquo (Jimmy Yuill).
For instance the Kyidͻmhen (auxiliary sub-chief) and the Kontihen (guardian chief) directly follow a chief/king in any formal courtly procession.
There, hundreds of friends, family and volunteers led Mr. Hess, who wore a formal Indian tunic, in a procession down a path through an expanse of wildflowers.
