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Buffalo recognizes Polonia Day, raises Polish flag at City Hall
At 10 p.m. Sunday, Niagara Falls will be lit up in red and white in honor of Polonia. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 6:49 PM EDT May 2, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. The City of Buffalo recognized Polonia Day on Sunday morning by raising a Polish flag in Niagara Square.
The president of the General Pulaski Association says this is considered history. Per capita, there are more people of Polish ancestry in Western New York than in any other area outside of Poland.
New York has the largest population of Polish ancestry than in any other state, and at 10 p.m. Sunday, Niagara Falls will be lit up in red and white in honor of Polonia.
Byron Brown becomes first mayor outside Poland to formally recognize Polonia Day By Spectrum News Staff City of Buffalo PUBLISHED 5:18 PM ET May. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED May 2, 2021 @5:18 PM
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Mayor Byron Brown hosted a Polish flag raising ceremony in Niagara Square Sunday.
The General Pulaski Association says that makes him the first mayor outside of Poland to formally recognize Polonia Day.
Members say the holiday started about two decades ago to celebrate more than 20 million people of Polish ancestry around the world.
They also say there are about 350,000 Polish-Americans living in the region, giving Western New York more Polish descendants per capita than any area outside of Poland.