the nations march

The Ukrainians were given the recognition to be the first group to march. We had parked a far piece from the start. I wanted to walk through the line up. Did not get far, had to retreat to find a spot to watch the start, and the rest. The fotos are better when i am closer to the marchers, and they are standing still. I was walking and told her, "I have to take a picture of you".

The crew saw the nations march on old Liberty Boulevard. It was a challenge for a poor camera, simultaneous shade and sun, and photo bombing interlopers passing through. One head did rise above the crowd.

This fellow chose a good spot to observe in comfort with his companions. The day was hot, near 90 degrees when the marchers were done. At the central plaza, where the groups placed a flag each, local television people had the microphone and announced the groups. One of teevee weather girls was wearing a black dress while she was reading the script in the sunshine.

I told them, they should have Marianne with them.

I like to see and hear bagpipers. There were two groups of pipers, these fellows are with the Irish. A small group of Scots marched with the flag of St. Andrew. The Palestinians (who could have had pipers) marched behind the Scots, with Jordanian flags. I wonder if there was an issue? Because of the ignominy of Putin's invasion, the Russians did not march with a national flag, but with some ornate, indecipherable cultural design. The Chinese had a big current national communist flag, they could have opted for an earlier dragon flag. The Vietnamese did not have the communist flag of current united Vietnam. The Irish marched with the 1916 tricolor, and not an earlier green harp flag. Scotland is now a part of Britain (UK), they did not have a version of the union jack, but the British marched with a jubilee flag of Elizabeth II.

 

Chinese, Glory Drum Team of Cleveland

African Americans, shirts read: Weallwegot

Indians of South Asia; it is a march many drummers.

Vietnamese (with the South Vietnamese flag), and US army war veteran Lou Pumphrey (see last post) marching*. Karpati Rus (Rusyns) are close behind, because an earlier group stopped for a mini-performance. I snapped a couple of poor fotos of the lady Rusyns dancing to an accordion.

The best group were the Mexicans, they had three different troupes dancing.

Looking at the end of the parade from underneath the St. Clair bridge. The last group marching were the Dutch.

Drummers perform in front of the African American Garden.

a collie, and a photographer by the Latvian portal

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*postscriptum: WKYC TV3 ran footage of the parade, and when the word "peace" was said, the video was a quick glimpse of the Viet Nam veteran carrying an American peace flag.