INDEPENDENCE

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Iriana Berenice Malerva Ibarra.

Valeria Cavazos.
 CELEBRACIÓN INDEPENDENCE DAY.
• Mexicans celebrate their country’s
Independence Day with fireworks, parties
(fiestas), food, dance and music on
September 16. Flags, flowers and
decorations in the colors of the Mexican
flag – red, white and green – are seen in
public areas in cities and towns in Mexico.
Whistles and horns are blown and confetti
is thrown to celebrate this festive occasion.
"Viva Mexico" or "Viva la independencia”
are shouted amidst the crowds on this day.
• Independence Day celebrates the
day Miguel Hidalgo is believed to
have made the cry of
independence (El Grito de la
Independencia) in the town of
Dolores, in the north-central part
of the Mexican state of
Guanajuato. Hidalgo was one of
the nation’s leaders during the War
of Independence in Mexico.
• There is no scholarly agreement
on what was exactly said by
Hidalgo, but his speech, also
known as the cry of Dolores (el
Grito de Dolores), was made on
September 16, 1810 to motivate
people to revolt against the
Spanish regime. Hidalgo’s army
fought against the Spanish soldiers
in the fight for independence, but
he was captured and executed on
July 30, 1811. Mexico's
independence was not declared
until September 28, 1821.
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