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Tens of thousands of Mexicans thronged into the streets on Wednesday to
celebrate the bicentenary of Mexico's fight for independence from Spain.
Planes painted the sky with the national colors of green, white and red as
thousands of Mexico City residents watched a huge parade down the main Reforma
avenue heading to a nighttime fireworks display at the huge Zocalo central
square.
Hundreds of smaller celebrations took place across the country to the
sounds of mariachi music, fireworks and with streets lined with Mexican
flags.
Some revelers wore straw sombreros and stick-on mustaches, poking fun at a
national stereotype, while the government sought to promote a more serious side
with an open-air philharmonic orchestra.
Shortly before midnight, President Felipe Calderon gave the famous cry of
the call to arms, known as "El Grito," in Mexico City, echoed by state governors
and mayors in desert and jungle towns and cities across Mexico.
"Viva Mexico!" is a current-day twist on rebel priest Miguel Hidalgo's
original call to arms in 1810. Mexicans eventually achieved their independence
from Spain in 1821.
Despite a slow recovery from last year's deep recession, many cities
organized dazzling celebrations, with eight metric tons of fireworks for Mexico
City alone, which lit up the city center. Mexican media put the party's cost at
$40 million.
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发表于 2016-7-10 17:41:05