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Flying High With the Smithsonian Kite Festival


Newsline photo by Paula Vasan

Three-and-a-half year-old Patricia Scott of Washington, D.C., was one of 800 children to receive a free kite from the Smithsonian. (Newsline photo by Paula Vasan)

Thousands of kite enthusiasts from around the world attended the 42nd annual event on the Mall. The event featured a traditional Rokkaku kite battle, where master teams compete to bring down their opponents' kites.

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