CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago’s annual Three Kings Parade was held Sunday on the Northwest Side.
The celebration was held ahead of Three Kings Day on Monday.
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Braving sub-freezing temperatures, hundreds of people came together for the parade near North Mason and West Belmont.
“I tried to stay as warm as possible, I have my hand warmers in my pockets, so I’ll sing joyfully,” stated Kamila Wilczek-Trath from the Polish Folklore Ensemble. “Hopefully, that will help me warm up,” she added.
The parade celebrates the epiphany, when the three wise men visited Jesus after the birth of Christ, bringing him gold, frankincense and myrrh.
“Every year we get together as our dance group and we sing Christmas songs to celebrate this occasion,” Wilczek-Trath said.
Prior to the parade, attendees filled the pews of St. Ferdinand Church on West Barry for a mass that was mainly conducted in Polish, with readings also in Spanish, English, and Tagalog. The church was so full that there was standing room only.
Father Piotr Gnoinski, pastor of St. Ferdinand, led the mass.
“Here in the United States, we come from all parts of the world, and as you can see today, we have Latino, Filipino, and Polish communities coming together in the same faith and for the same purpose,” stated Father Gnoinski.
The parade traveled to and ended at another nearby church less than a mile northeast of St. Ferdinand.
It was a celebration of faith and culture, intersecting in Chicago.
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