Mexican Independence Day
Grito de Dolores
Mexican Independence Day is September 16, commemorating Mexico's 1810 declaration of independence from Spain.
The celebration begins the night before with the *Grito de Dolores*—a reenactment of Father Miguel Hidalgo's call to revolution.
Often confused with Cinco de Mayo, which marks a later military victory and is more widely observed in the United States than in Mexico.
- fiestaFestive public celebration
- septiembreNinth month, Spanish
- campanaHollow metal sounder
- DoloresName meaning sorrows
- tricolorThree-hued emblem
mariachi · tequila · pozole · plaza · patria · 1810 · antojitos · noche
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Colombia
- Latin HolidaysCinco de Mayo, Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, Virgin of Guadalupe, Candelaria
celebratory vs. mourning occasions
Mexican Independence DayDay of the Dead
Mexican festival for deceased
commonly confused mexican holidays
Mexican Independence DayCinco de Mayo
Mexican celebration each spring