Cleveland, OH – 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@mdifilm.com 216-539-4634
office
One World Day Media Relations Chair Dan Hanson dan@ClevelandPeople.com
216-990-5925 cell
Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation Executive Director
Lori Ashyk l.ashyk@clevelandculturalgardens.org. 216-220-3075. |
