[NEohioPAL] Parade of Flags at 75th One World Day

[Johnny Wu]

Since 1945 the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation (CCGF) has 
celebrated One World Day exemplifying the theme of the Gardens: "Peace 
through Mutual Understanding."  One of the most popular annual 
traditions is the Parade of Flags.

The Parade of Flags is like the Olympics opening ceremony.  People in 
colorful traditional costumes will carry flags of their heritage and 
march down MLK Blvd. from the Irish Garden toward the Italian Garden.  
One of each of their flags will be placed in a holder at the new 
Centennial Peace Plaza culminating in a striking and colorful example of 
Cleveland's ethnic diversity.

The 75th annual One World Day in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens will be 
held on Sunday August 29, 2021 from 11 AM - 6PM on both East Blvd and 
MLK Boulevard. The Parade of Flags will step off at noon.  One World Day 
was cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic but pictures and videos 
from the 2019 Parade are at 
http://www.clevelandpeople.com/events/2019/owd-2019-parade.htm.

The popular Parade of Flags promises to be the largest and most diverse 
parade in recent memory.    CCGF President Dr. Wael Khoury is leading an 
aggressive effort to include nations in the Parade who are not yet 
represented by a Garden.  Expect to see units from the Indonesian, 
Dutch, Brazilian, Japanese, Scottish and other communities marching in 
the Parade of Flags along with representatives of the 30 or so 
communities that already have a Garden.

Not only will dozens of heritages be represented but a diverse group of 
TV personalities will serve as MCs for the Parade. We are honored to 
have Chris Tanaka (Ch. 19 anchor) returning as MC.  This year we will 
also have Danielle Wiggins (Ch. 3 morning anchor), Tracy Carloss (Ch. 5 
weekend anchor) and Maia Belay (Ch. 8 reporter) serving as co-MCs.  
That's the kind of respect and cooperation that One World Day generates.

One World Day has been the official event of the Cleveland Cultural 
Gardens Federation since 1946. As always, it is free and open to the 
public and offers free parking.  Attendees will have dozens of choices 
for cultural entertainment, ethnic food and drink, tours, demonstrations 
and shopping.

More about the 75th One World Day at 
https://clevelandoneworldday.org/2021/

Contact

One World Day Producer
Johnny Wu                              johnny at mdifilm.com             
216-539-4634 office

One World Day Media Relations Chair
Dan Hanson                dan at ClevelandPeople.com               
216-990-5925 cell

Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation Executive Director

Lori Ashyk                               
l.ashyk at clevelandculturalgardens.org.  216-220-3075.

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Producer (2015-2021)
75th Cleveland Cultural Gardens' One World Day
August 29, 2021
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