Next Friday September 15 is El Grito
What is El Grito? Every year, millions of Mexicans, Mexican-Americans and fellow revelers from around the world gather late the night before Mexican Independence Day (September 16) to join a massive, synchronized call-and-response that dates back centuries called “El Grito de Dolores.”
As the President of Mexico calls out to the memory of individual leaders of the revolution and to Mexico itself, the crowd yells “VIVA!” after each one.
But why?
On September 16, 1810, criollo Father Miguel Hidalgo cried out to his parish in the small town of Dolores. He cried out against colonial rule, he cried out against the gachupín elite, he cried out for Mexicans to rise up and take charge of their destiny. His grito eventually rallied tens of thousands of people, mostly very poor Indians, to fight and change Mexico forever. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
Mexican Independence Day This holiday is also referred to in Mexico by the date of the event: el Dieciseis de Septiembre (the 16th of September). It is one of Las Fiestas Patrias (the patriotic festivals), and is celebrated on the night of September 15 and all day on the 16th. This is one of the most important fiestas of the year in Mexico, and the whole month of September is referred to as el mes de la patria (month of the homeland). https://www.tripsavvy.com
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