Editing Linden, New Jersey (section)

==Polish and Polish-American community==
[[File:Pierogi z cebulką.jpg|thumb|As a regional hub of Polish immigration, Linden is known for its [[Polish cuisine]] such as [[pierogi]]s]]

Linden is a regional hub of [[Polish people|Polish]] immigration and features a significant number of establishments featuring the food and culture of [[Poland]]. 13.1% of residents are of Polish origin and 15.6% of its residents five years old and above in the center of the city of Linden primarily speak the [[Polish language]] at home.<ref>http://www.city-data.com/city/Linden-New-Jersey.htm; https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/nj/linden/city-center/</ref> The Skulski Art Gallery of the Polish Cultural Foundation of neighboring [[Clark, New Jersey|Clark]] has exhibited Linden-based artists.

[[Polish-American]] grocery specialty shop Pulaski Meats takes up nearly a city block.<ref>Feeney, Kelly. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/nyregion/05qbitenj.html "Kielbasa Kingdom"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 3, 2010. Accessed December 10, 2016.</ref> Polish language services are held at two Roman Catholic churches, including at the heavily Polish parish St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman Catholic Church, established in the 1920s.<ref>http://unionnewsdaily.com/headline-news/27965; Linden, New Jersey pg 100 by Lauren Pancurak Yeats; http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/The-Home-Forum/2010/0401/For-the-love-of-babka-the-Slavic-sweet-bread-with-a-long-tale</ref>

Linden holds an annual Polish Heritage Day Festival to showcase local Polish cuisine, pottery, dance, traditional fashion and other Polish arts for visitors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njfamily.com/events/polish-heritage-day-festival-2019/|title=Polish Heritage Day Festival 2019}}</ref>
In 2021, the mayor of Linden hosted a state visit by Poland’s president [[Andrzej Duda]] and first lady [[Agata Kornhauser-Duda]] to the Polish community in Linden.<ref>"Polish President Andrzej Duda and first lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda caused quite a stir when they visited Linden’s Polish community, following Mayor Derek Armstead’s invitation." Union News Daily. 
https://unionnewsdaily.com/news/linden/57345</ref>

In old pagan [[Slavic mythology]], the tree for which the city is named, the [[linden tree]] (''lipa'', as called in all [[Slavic languages]]) was considered a [[Lime tree in culture|sacred tree]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=217jl_IBFP0C&pg=PA199 Archaeology and Language: Language change and cultural transformation] Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs, p.199</ref>