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May 23 – National Polka Festival

nPostednon May 23, 2014

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nA Polka Festival?
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nOfncourse, there is polka music and dancing!

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nButnthere are also tables laden with sauerkraut, klobase (sausage), andnkolache (pastry) and all manner of Czech goodies.

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nAndnthere’s even a parade, races, tent vendors selling handicrafts andnfood, street dancing, bands, and other live entertainment. There’s ancoronation of the festival king and queen. It’s out in the street andnit’s in community halls. Rain or shine, people come to watch andndance and march and eat!
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nEverynMemorial Day weekend, the city of Ennis, Texas, holds a polkanfestival. It got started in 1967 and is a celebration of Czechnculture. It’s one of the largest festivals of its kind in the U.S.,nattracting about 50,000 people each years.

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nDonyou polka?

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nThisnvigorous dance is really fun!n Note: They start actually dancing at the minute mark!

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nHerenis a group polka dance. 

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nIncan’t link to polka without including the silly Weird Al polka medleys. Listen for songs you know in their rock (non-polka)nversions! 

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