¡Viva México! ¡Viva México! ¡Viva México!
México festeja su Día de la Independencia el 16 de septiembre, pero las celebraciones comienzan la noche anterior con el famoso "Grito de Dolores".
El Grito es una llamada y respuesta masiva que conmemora el momento en que el cura Miguel Hidalgo hizo un llamado en contra de los conquistadores franceses y españoles y en contra de los élites "gachupines", un término que se refiere a los colonizadores de España.
Tras tres siglos de domino español, México enfrentaba circunstancias cambiantes después de que Napoleón Bonaparte conquistara España, mantuviera al rey Fernando VII en cautiverio y nombrara a su hermano, José, como rey.
El llamado de Hidalgo impulsó a la gente a sublevarse en su pequeño pueblo de Dolores y a la larga provocó la Guerra de Independencia de México.
En honor a esto, cada año en la noche del 15 de septiembre, mexicanos en todo el mundo se reúnen para celebrar "El Grito" con estas palabras:
¡Mexicanos!
¡Vivan los héroes que nos dieron patria!
¡Viva Hidalgo!
¡Viva Morelos!
¡Viva Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez!
¡Viva Allende!
¡Vivan Aldama y Matamoros!
¡Viva la independencia nacional!
¡Viva México!
¡Viva México!
¡Viva México!
Así es cómo se celebró El Grito de Dolores:
La gente se reunió en espacios públicos
Y celebraron con fuegos artificiales
Algunos bailaron
Otros eligieron celebraciones llenas de adrenalina
La comida y las bebidas fueron una necesidad
Los mariachis hicieron una aparición
Y, por supuesto, El Grito
¡Feliz Día de la Independencia, México!
¡Viva México! (¿Mencionamos los fuegos artificiales?)
La versión original de este artículo fue publicada en Latino Voices por Ana María Benedetti. La traducción es de María Guardado.
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