The parade consisting of colorful platforms and marching groups passed along the Columbus Drive Avenue on Lake Michigan for the 134th time in the history of the city.
– Chicago is a proud home for the largest Polish population outside Poland. It is also a place of the largest Polish parade in the world outside Poland – said the mayor of the city, Democrat Brandon Johnson. – From the earliest days, Polish Americans have made a great contribution to the cultural landscape of diversity in our country, which is why today's day is so important, not only to celebrate the signing of the Polish Constitution of 1791, but also to raise spirit and appreciate the lively, unique cultures and traditions of the Polish community – he added.
This year's Parade Marshal was a Polish community activist and professor of Texas University of Texas A & M Jim Mazurkiewiczwhich, according to reports, was to be one of the candidates for the new US ambassador in Warsaw. Mazurkiewicz mentioned that although his ancestors emigrated to the US during the partitions, his family never forgot about the Polish tradition. “Let's not forget our past because he would repeat himself,” he warned.
Chicago. The great parade of American Polonia. Karol Nawrocki among the guests
The candidate for the President of the Republic of Poland was present in the grandstand Karol Nawrockias well as the senator after Grzegorz Schetyna and other Polish politicians, including a PiS MP Janusz Kowalski and MEP Adam Bielan. They also took part in a solemn breakfast with the organizers, but did not give speeches at the parade. According to the RMF FM radio, the organizers did not agree, wanting to avoid the election campaign to cover the event.
Still at the parade political elements appeared. Some viewers chanted slogans and brought banners supporting Nawrocki, another group had banners of Rafał Trzaskowski. Among the groups participating in the Parade on Columbus Drive also appeared Donald Trump's flags.
The road at Lake Michigan has traveled or marched 113 Polish diaspora groupsincluding Polish associations, schools, companies or groups of reconstructors and hobbyists. According to the organizers, organized since 1891. The third -commercial parade in Chicago is the largest Polish diaspora event, although the New York parade on the occasion is also as claiming to be named On General Pułaskiwhich takes place in October.
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