{"id":13699,"date":"2020-08-27T09:06:36","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T13:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=13699"},"modified":"2020-08-27T09:06:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T13:06:36","slug":"partying-in-latin-america-las-fiestas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/partying-in-latin-america-las-fiestas\/","title":{"rendered":"Partying in Latin America: Las Fiestas"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re keeping things fun here on the Spanish blog this month. Be sure to check out the posts about partying in Spanish<\/a> and Carnaval<\/a> if you missed them. Hoy voy a escribir sobre las fiestas en Am\u00e9rica Latina<\/strong> (Today I’m going to write about the parties in Latin America). In my travels across the region these past three years, I’ve attended some really fun fiestas<\/em> and I’m excited to share some of them with you! From salsa bars to national holidays to music festivals, there’s always something exciting going on.<\/p>\n

M\u00e9xico<\/h2>\n

Hay muchas fiestas incre\u00edbles en M\u00e9xico<\/strong> (There are many amazing parties in Mexico). Mexicans don’t really need an excuse to party, but they’ve got plenty of them! The country has many different holidays and festivals throughout the year.<\/p>\n

One of the most important is el D\u00eda de la Independencia de M\u00e9xico\u00a0<\/strong>(Mexico’s Independence Day), which is celebrated on September 16th. Hay desfiles, conciertos, fiestas y m\u00e1s<\/strong> (There are parades, concerts, parties, and more). This is a fiesta<\/em> that actually goes on for a few days!<\/p>\n

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\u00a1Viva M\u00e9xico!<\/p><\/div>\n

On the night of the 15th, crowds gather in the main square to hear \u201cEl Grito de Dolores<\/strong><\/a>\u201d (The Cry of Dolores) \u2013 the famous call for independence given by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810. Everyone in the crowd joins in chanting \u201c\u00a1Viva M\u00e9xico<\/strong>!\u201d (Long live Mexico!).<\/p>\n

The party really gets going after that, with los fuegos artificiales y la m\u00fasica de mariachi<\/strong> (fireworks and mariachi music). Por supuesto, tambi\u00e9n hay mucha cerveza y comida deliciosa<\/strong> (Of course, there’s also plenty of beer and delicious food).<\/p>\n

You can read all about Mexico’s Independence Day in this post<\/a> and check out a video highlight of the celebrations in Puerto Vallarta here:<\/p>\n