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Miguel Hidalgo and Costilla, a priest of the parish in Dolores, gathered on the night of September 15th in Dolores to encourage and address the army that was put together, to revolt, which would take place on September 16th, 1810. It is known as el grito de Hidalgo and el grito de Dolores. It was a battle cry that commemorated the day that the people of Mexico fought for their independence and took a stand against the Spainards. Today, Mexican Indepence is celebrated on September 15th to resemble Hidalgo's cry for independence.
These photos here are taken in Cicero, IL of the Mexican Independence Day parade that took place on the Sundays of September 20th, 2015 and September 18th, 2016. The parades are filled with Mexican folklore dancers, vendors, floats and participants adorned with the Mexican Flag and clothes that represent the colors of the Flag, in celebration of the first step the people of Mexico, in 1810, took to secure their independence.
A man waves his Mexican Flag on the corner of 59th Ct and Cermak during the Mexican Independence Day Parade, also known as El Grito, took place in Cicero, IL on Sunday September 17th, 2017.
A parade float with Tamborazo musicians pass through the parade route on Cermak for the Mexican Independence Day Parade in Cicero, IL. This float was one of the many that participated in the parade including floats of local businesses, Morton College, Morton High School, and musicians.
Parade floats and participants made their way down the parade route from Austin/ Cermak to Laramie/Cermak marking the end of the route. A group of people sat on the float, as this woman (R) waved to the crowd while another woman sang the National Anthem of Mexico.
A float for Morton College passes by while throwing lollipops to the crowd that attended the Mexican Independece Day Parade in Cicero, IL on Sunday, September 18th, 2016.
Children in their traditional Mexican Folkloric outfits greet the crowds as they waved their flags from their float during the Mexican Independence Day parade procession that took place at noon in Cicero on the 17th.
A train chugs its way down the parade procession as it carried passengers like this little girl on Sunday September 17th, 2017.
Folklore dancers pass as the parade proceeds down Cermak in the Mexican Independence Day Parade that took place in Cicero, IL on Sunday September 18th, 2016.
A street vendor sells inflated balloons of animals and soccer balls while the procession for the Mexican Independece Day Parade made its way down Cermak Rd on Sunday September 20th, 2015.
A man holds the Mexican Flag as he waits at a standstill on his horse as the parade made its way down Cermak Rd on Sunday, September 20th, 2015.
Masked parade participants pass by in the procession as it made its way down Cermak Rd on Sunday September 20th, 2015 in Cicero, IL.
A child rides past in the parade procession that took place on Sunday September 20th, 2015 in Cicero, IL.
A woman cheers and blows a horn in support for the Mexican Indepence Day Parade in Cicero, IL that took place on Sunday, September 18th, 2016 at the corner of Cermak and 59th Ct.
Crowd shot of the crowd that came out in support for the Mexican Independence Day Parade that took place in Cicero, IL on Sunday September 20th, 2015.