From WTAM and also at Newsnet5: Celebrating the Polish Constitution: Big parade held in Parma.

The annual Polish Heritage Parade was held in Parma Sunday afternoon [May 6th].

Thousands watched as marchers stepped off at Parma Circle, and made their way on Ridge Road to Essen Avenue in honor of Polish Constitution Day.

After the parade there was a party at the Little Polish Diner on Ridge Road.

Festivities actually began on Friday with a celebration at the Donna Smallwood Activities Center, and continued Saturday at Polonia Hall.

Polish Constitution Day is celebrated around the nation. The constitution was ratified on May 3, 1791, with Poland being the second nation in the world to do so, following the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1788.

A friend in Cleveland advises that there were two Polish Constitution Day parades in the Cleveland area. One held a week ago in Little Warsaw or Slavic Village in the city, and the one noted above in the suburb of Parma. He rightly points out that it is amazing because the bulk of Polish immigration arrived in the United States over a hundred years ago. And yet, we the descendants still remember our Polish ancestry and our cultural and democratic heritage.

St. Mary’s PNCC Parish in Parma took part in Sunday’s parade. You can view photos at their website.