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Seattle Celebrates Seahawks’ Super Bowl Victory

caption: An estimated 700,000 Seahawks fans gathered for the Super Bowl parade on Wednesday.
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An estimated 700,000 Seahawks fans gathered for the Super Bowl parade on Wednesday.
Flickr Photo/Anne and Tim

A sea of fans flooded downtown Seattle on Wednesday as the Seahawks Super Bowl victory parade crawled its way from Seattle Center to CenturyLink Field.

As the ever-loyal 12th Man braved frosty temperatures, many opted to skip school or work to celebrate the team’s first Super Bowl victory. Seattle Public Schools reported that nearly 14,000 students were absent Wednesday — nearly five times the number from the day before.

In case you missed it, here are some highlights spotted around social media.

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