dia de independencia...

we went to the plaza to celebrate the dia de independencia on the 15th of septiembre... there were so many people!!!

this is how it works... everyone goes downtown to the municiple building and waits for the city mayor to come out on the balcony... at 11:00 pm he says a few words, ring a bell and then everyone yells el grito 3 times: "VIVA MEXICO!!!"... then the fireworks begin... the following day is el dia de independencia (16 de septiembre)... what a celebration!!!

beautiful fireworks (red, green & white for the mexican flag)... but ooopppsss...

some of them caught a palm tree on fire...

"this is the moment that every 16th of September is re enacted in every plaza or zócalo of Mexico, and commemorated by Mexicans all over the world. "

(http://www.inside-mexico.com/featureindep.htm)