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Enthusiasts turn out for National Cherry Blossom Kite Festival (Photos)

Jenny Glick | jglick@wtop.com

April 1, 2017, 3:54 PM

Many turned out Saturday for the National Cherry Blossom Kite Festival. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Jenny Glick)
Many turned out Saturday for the National Cherry Blossom Kite Festival. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Jenny Glick)
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Two sisters holding homemade kites
Sisters Milka and Ktsia Nyamuhindu hold their homemade kites. The festival was held on the grounds of the Washington Monument, near 17th Street Northwest. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Jenny Glick)
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The festival is a draw for both expert kite flyers and amateurs. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Jenny Glick)
The festival is a draw for both expert kite flyers and amateurs. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Jenny Glick)
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Jenny Glick
Kids also had the opportunity to enter homemade kites into age group competitions. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Jenny Glick)
Kids also had the opportunity to enter homemade kites into age group competitions. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Jenny Glick)
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Rules prohibit children from entering purchased kites. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Jenny Glick)
Rules prohibit children from entering purchased kites. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Jenny Glick)
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Many turned out Saturday for the National Cherry Blossom Kite Festival. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Jenny Glick)
Two sisters holding homemade kites
The festival is a draw for both expert kite flyers and amateurs. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Jenny Glick)
Kids also had the opportunity to enter homemade kites into age group competitions. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Jenny Glick)
Rules prohibit children from entering purchased kites. (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½/Jenny Glick)

Jenny Glick

Jenny Glick joined ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ as a fill-in anchor and reporter in June 2016. She previously worked as an Enterprise Reporter/Midday Anchor on WNEW in Washington.

jglick@wtop.com

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