print email comment close Mexican Independence Day: 16 de Septiembre: El Grito de Independencia URL: http://www.inside-mexico.com/featureindep.htm Description: Brief background about the origins of the celebration of Mexican Independence Day on September 16. Also includes a description of how the holiday is celebrated today, such as the ceremony in Mexico City on the evening of September 15, in which a government official leads a crowd in giving "the grito or cry of Independence." From a company that produces and distributes educational video programs about Mexico and Mexican culture. Author: Herz, Mary Publisher: Inside Mexico Extra Keywords zocalo LII Database Information: Record 24419 created by Maria Brandt on 09/05/2007 Last modification on 09/06/2007 Published: 09/12/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24419