Mexican Independence Day is September 16th, but really it starts on September 15th.
On the night of September 15th, a ceremony is held in the Zocalo Plaza in Mexico City, and in state capitols and city halls throughout the country.
The ceremony is called “El Grito”, the “shout” or “cry”, commemorating the Grito of Miguel Hidalgo in 1810 which publicly initiated a movement which eventually became a movement for the independence of Mexico.
In the ceremony in the Zocalo, the president comes out on to a balcony of the Palacio Nacional and rings a bell (similar to the Liberty Bell in the U.S.) and shouts a series of Vivas, “Viva” meaning “Long Live…” to commemorate Mexican historical figures.
Then he rings the bell a lot and waves the flag, and the national anthem is sung.
In the state capitols and cities, the ceremony is presided over by the governor or mayor.
The next day, on the 16th, there is a military parade.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, AMLO, is nearing the end of his presidential term, with just a couple of weeks to go.
So AMLO presided over the Grito on September 15th, 2024.
Here is what AMLO shouted from the balcony in 2024:
Viva la Independencia [Long Live Independence]
[Followed by 6 figures from the Independence Struggle]
Viva Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Viva Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
Viva Ignacio Allende
Viva Leona Vicario
Viva José María Morelos y Pavón
Viva Vicente Guerrero
Vivan las heroínas y los héroes anonymous
[Long live the anonymous heroines and heroes ]
Viva la libertad [Long Live Liberty]
Viva la igualdad [Long Live Equality]
Viva la justicia [Long Live Justice]
Viva la democracia [Long Live Democracy]
Viva nuestra soberanía [Long Live our Sovereignty]
Viva la fraternidad universal [Long Live Universal Brotherhood]
Mexicanas, mexicanos, que muera la corrupción
[Female Mexicans and Male Mexicans, Let Corruption Die]
Muera la avaricia [Let Avarice Die]
Muera el racismo [Let Racism Die]
Muera la discriminación [Let Discrimination Die]
Que viva el amor [Long Live Love]
Vivan los trabajadores mexicanos que son de los mejores del mundo
[Long live the Mexican workers, who are some of the world’s best]
Vivan nuestros hermanos migrantes [Long live our Migrant Brethren]
Vivan los pueblos indígenas [Long Live the Indigenous Peoples]
Viva la grandeza cultural de México
[Long Live the Cultural Greatness of Mexico]
Vivan todas y todos los mexicanos
[Long Live All the Female and Male Mexicans]
Viva la cuarta transformación
[Long Live the Fourth Transformation (AMLO’s Political Agenda) ]
Viva México [Long Live Mexico]
Viva México [Long Live Mexico]
Viva México. [ Long Live Mexico]
Here are some photos of the Grito ceremony:
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