September Belongs to Mexico

September was an awesome month here. The whole country explodes with Green, Red and White. September 15 is one of the largest holidays as Mexico celebrates it Independence from Spain . Every home, in every pueblo and city is decorated with all the colors of the Mexican national flag.
September belongs to Mexico . "Viva Mexico!" was the cry heard from coast to coast in every town, city and in every home, large or small. The Mexican nation celebrates their "Independencia" from Spanish rule with real gusto and genuine enthusiasm. There are three full days of parades, patriotic speeches, pageants, charreadas (rodeo like events) and more parties than is thought possible everywhere you look.
The celebration begins with the Day of the Charros. The charro or gentleman cowboy, has come to represent the ideal Mexican man. The charro is perfectly dressed in tight black charro swit with embroidered jacket, trimmed in silver. The charro is a brave patriot mounted on a proud stallion. Women charras also are dressed as impeccably as their male counterparts, displaying the unique costume fashioned after the men, though in long skirts, shawls and fine slippers. This is impressive as it is reminiscent to the Mexican vaqueros, this countries original cowboy.
The excitement concludes at 11:00pm on the last day with an emotional re-enactment of the "El Grito", "Viva Mexico!", which is the famous call for independence and revolution from the Father of Mexico, a priest named Father Miguel Hidalgo in 1810.
Father Hidalgo called for the end of slavery, insane taxation, and aggression and for that cry for freedom he was martyred a year later. The Spaniards beheaded him and three other compatriot leaders and then put their heads in baskets which hung in the town square of Guanajuato for ten years. To this day, the baskets remain as a reminder of the faithful sacrifices for ultimate freedom of this proud nation. One of his followers, Father José María Morelos y Pavón continued the work and independence was finally won in 1821.