The National Cherry Blossom Kite Festival was held on the grounds of the Washington Monument. It attracted both experts and amateurs.
Many turned out Saturday for the National Cherry Blossom Kite Festival.
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Sisters Milka and Ktsia Nyamuhindu hold their homemade kites. The festival was held on the grounds of the Washington Monument, near 17th Street Northwest.
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The festival is a draw for both expert kite flyers and amateurs.
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Kids also had the opportunity to enter homemade kites into age group competitions.
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Rules prohibit children from entering purchased kites.
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Jenny Glick joined Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø as a fill-in anchor and reporter in June 2016. She previously worked as an Enterprise Reporter/Midday Anchor on WNEW in Washington.