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Polish-American pride pictured on parade

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The Polish American community celebrated the 90th Annual Pulaski Day Parade on the Ben Franklin Parkway Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023.

Spectators join participants from different Polish American dance groups for the Polonez, a traditional celebratory folk dance, at the finale the 90th Annual Pulaski Day Parade.
Spectators join participants from different Polish American dance groups for the Polonez, a traditional celebratory folk dance, at the finale the 90th Annual Pulaski Day Parade.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer

The parade celebrates the history and culture of the Polish American community and also marks the 415th anniversary of the first Polish settlers in this county. They arrived in Virginia in October, 1608, invited by Captain John Smith to establish a glass industry in the Jamestown Colony, 12 years before the Pilgrims.

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