{"id":13731,"date":"2020-09-16T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=13731"},"modified":"2020-09-15T15:36:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T19:36:24","slug":"viva-mexico-long-live-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/viva-mexico-long-live-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a1Viva M\u00e9xico! (Long Live Mexico)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hoy es el D\u00eda de la Independencia de M\u00e9xico.<\/strong>\u00a0Es una de las fiestas m\u00e1s importantes del pa\u00eds<\/strong> (Today is Mexico’s Independence Day. It’s one of the most important holidays in the country). The celebrations will be a bit more tame this year due to the ongoing pandemic, as large public gatherings are not allowed. In fact, it’s the first time the event has been canceled since 1847 during the Mexican-American War. That being said, it’s still a big day that people all across the nation will be celebrating with their families. Rather than gathering in public squares, people will cry “\u00a1Viva M\u00e9xico<\/strong>!” (Long Live Mexico) from their living rooms. In this post we’ll take a closer look at this important Mexican holiday.<\/p>\n

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

El Grito<\/h2>\n

On this day in 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla gave el Grito de Dolores<\/strong>\u00a0(The Cry of Dolores) which launched la Guerra de Independencia de M\u00e9xico<\/strong> (The War of Mexican Independence). This lasted 11 long years and resulted in Mexico’s independence from Spain, about 300 years after the first Spanish colony was established there.<\/p>\n

Although this is known as one of the most vital moments in Mexico’s history, the exact words of el Grito<\/em> aren’t known. The basic idea of his speech is thought to be something along the lines of “\u00a1Viva Am\u00e9rica!, \u00a1Viva la religi\u00f3n y muera el mal gobierno!<\/strong>” (Long live America! Long live religion and death to bad government!).<\/p>\n

Cada a\u00f1o, el presidente de M\u00e9xico lee el Grito de Dolores desde el Palacio Nacional<\/strong> (Every year, the president of Mexico reads the Cry of Dolores from the National Palace). The speech that’s typically given on the eve of Mexico’s Independence Day by the president as well as governors and mayors around the country goes something like this:<\/p>\n

\u00a1Mexicanos!<\/em>
\n\u00a1Vivan los h\u00e9roes que nos dieron patria!<\/em>
\n\u00a1Viva Hidalgo!<\/em>
\n\u00a1Viva Morelos!<\/em>
\n\u00a1Viva Josefa Ortiz de Dom\u00ednguez!<\/em>
\n\u00a1Viva Allende!<\/em>
\n\u00a1Viva Aldama y Matamoros!<\/em>
\n\u00a1Viva la Independencia Nacional!<\/em>
\n\u00a1Viva M\u00e9xico! \u00a1Viva M\u00e9xico! \u00a1Viva M\u00e9xico!<\/em><\/p>\n

Mexicans!
\nLong live the heroes who gave us our homeland!
\nLong live Hidalgo!
\nLong live Morelos!
\nLong live Josefa Ortiz de Dom\u00ednguez!
\nLong live Allende!
\nLong live Aldama and Matamoros!
\nLong live the nation’s independence!
\nLong Live Mexico! Long Live Mexico! Long Live Mexico!<\/p>\n

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This year, president Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador<\/a> will give the famous speech to a very small group, as he encourages Mexicans around the nation to take part in the festivities from home. To quote AMLO – \u201cPedirles a todos que guarden sana distancia aunque est\u00e9n en sus domicilios, es una ceremonia que se puede ver por televisi\u00f3n, escuchar por radio, podemos participar desde nuestros domicilios<\/strong>\u201d (I’m asking everyone to keep a healthy distance even if they are at home, it is a ceremony that can be seen on television, heard on the radio, we can participate from our homes).<\/p>\n

To honor all the victims of COVID-19, the president will light la antorcha de la esperanza<\/strong> (the torch of hope) in Mexico City’s central Z\u00f3calo. Over 70,000 people have died of the virus in Mexico – the 4th-highest number in the world. The somber celebrations this year will also honor all the frontline workers battling the ongoing pandemic.<\/p>\n

You can watch AMLO give el Grito<\/em> from last year in this video. It was his first as the President of Mexico as he took office on December 1, 2018. It’s hard to believe that it was just a year ago when thousands of people could gather together in public for a celebration. Let’s hope we’re all able to do that again sooner than later.<\/p>\n