Hispanic Heritage Month Festival

In Panorama, there is a swap meet that I have gone to ever since I was a little girl. I
would always go with my family. I had recently gotten out of a lecture where my professor told
my class about how we would have to travel to visit places or events having to do with central or
latin america. Coincidentally, my mom happened to have needed something from the swap meet,
which was strange because we don't go often. I then saw a poster describing what was going to
take place in the next weekend. It was an event not only celebrating Mexican Independence Day,
which isn't Cinco de Mayo but actually Dieciséis de Septiembre (September 16th); it also
celebrated Hispanic Heritage month, which included all of Latin, Hispanic, and Central
American. Though I can tell that most of the people who went were Mexican, I was also able to
identify some people of other origines as well, including places like Honduras and even Peru.
The only reason why I was able to tell that people from other parts of Central and Latin America
were there was because of the flags hung. I also saw Salvadorians as I was able to see many food
trucks with Spanish foods which included tacos, pupusas, and mexican candies. Not only was
there many food trucks as I walked around the swap meet, but there was also many little tables
set up to buy jewelry as well as a whole band playing on a stage as there was a space in front of
them for the people to dance. Usually, you attend a school party and see more socializing and
talking than dancing. Here, I saw lots of dancing song after song. I saw children and adults in
clothing that pridefully represent where they came from as they danced with one another to
celebrate Hispanic Heritage month. The band also played a huge role in getting the audience to
engage as they called out many Hispanic countries to see who would yell to support their
country.