Each year on the eve of September 16, the Mexican president reenacts the Grito de Dolores from the balcony of the National Palace before an enormous crowd of revelers. Similar celebrations are held throughout the country. The country celebrates its independence from Spain.

The Cry of Dolores is most commonly known by the locals as "El Grito de Independencia" (The Independence Cry). Every year on the eve of Independence Day, the president of Mexico re-enacts the cry from the balcony of the National Palace in Mexico City while ringing the same bell Hidalgo used in 1810.

Jul 9, 2021 · On the evening of September 15, the Mexican president recreates "El Grito" in front of a crowd of hundreds of thousands from the balcony of the National Palace. After each line, the audience chimes in with a spirited "Viva!" culminating in the president ringing a bell as another tribute to Hidalgo.

In commemoration, each year on the night of September 15—the eve of Mexican Independence Day—the president of the republic shouts a version of “el Grito” from the balcony of the National Palace in Mexico City: “Viva México! Viva la Independencia! Vivan los héroes!”

Sep 16, 2022 · "Viva México!" President Andrés Manuel López Obrador shouted repeatedly — calls that were loudly echoed by the massive crowd that packed Mexico City's Zócalo square.

Sep 16, 2016 · Traveler looks at the holiday's origins, customs, traditions, and explores how Mexican Independence Day is celebrated today. Got your own way of marking the holiday?

Sep 12, 2013 · Mexico’s most energetic celebration is, once again, nearly upon us with September 16 marking Mexico’s Independence Day (Dia de Independencia). Millions will kick off the celebration with El Grito (the Cry); a traditional shout of: “Viva México!” But how many know the history of this ritual?

Sep 9, 2024 · Discover everything you need to know about Mexico's Independence Day, celebrated on September 16th. Why and how is it celebrated? And what events are happening on Isla Mujeres to mark the occasion? We've got all the details, from fiestas to events, right here.

Dec 2, 2024 · On September 16, 1810, a Catholic priest named Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the church bell in the small town of Dolores, igniting a spark that would eventually lead to Mexico’s independence from Spanish colonial rule.

Viva la Independencia!” México celebrates its Independence Day by commemorating Hidalgo’s cry in the early hours of September 16, 1810 from the town of Dolores, Guanajuato. Unlike Canada and the United States, where Canada Day and July 4 are celebrated as the birth of new nations, México’s independence would not arrive for 11 long years.