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The Pulaski Day Parade is a parade held annually since 1937 on Fifth Avenue in New York City to commemorate Casimir Pulaski, a Polish hero of the American Revolutionary War. The parade runs from 35th to 54th Streets passing by St. Patrick's Cathedral .
Pulaski is host to the annual "Pulaski Polka Days", one of the largest festivals dedicated to the Polish in the United States. [11] The festival draws polka bands from around the country. It closes with a Polka Day parade and traditional Polish Catholic Mass. [12]
Casimir Pulaski Day is a local holiday officially observed in Illinois, on the first Monday of March in memory of Casimir Pulaski (March 6, 1745 [1] – October 11, 1779), an American Revolutionary War cavalry officer born in Poland as Kazimierz Pułaski.
Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski (Polish: [kaˈʑimjɛʂ puˈwaskʲi] ⓘ; March 4 or 6, 1745 [a] – October 11, 1779), anglicized as Casimir Pulaski (/ ˈ k æ z ɪ m ɪər p ə ˈ l æ s k i / KAZ-im-eer pə-LASK-ee), was a Polish nobleman, [b] soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry" or "The Soldier of Liberty".
School districts have the option of observing Pulaski Day as a holiday. Pulaski Day A mid-July holiday in Buffalo, New York, whose population consists of many Polish immigrants and their descendants, comprising an annual parade. Pulaski Days A three-day celebration in Grand Rapids, Michigan on the first full weekend in October, in which the ...
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Pulaski Day can refer to a number of holidays commemorating Polish militia leader Casimir Pulaski. Casimir Pulaski Day, held on the first Monday of March (coinciding with Pulaski's birthday) General Pulaski Memorial Day, held on October 11 (the anniversary of Pulaski's death) Pulaski Day (Western New York), held on the third Sunday of July ...