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  Mexico Culture
February 2: Día de la Candelaria or Candlemas, is a religious holiday that is celebrated with processions, dancing, bullfights in certain cities, and the blessing of the seeds and candles.
May 5: Cinco de Mayo is the Mexican national holiday that honors the Mexican victory over the French army at Puebla de los Angeles in 1862.
The fiesta for the Virgin de la Soledad, the patron saint of Oaxaca, December 16-18, signals the beginning of the navidád festivities.
www.pinnacle-travel.org /Mexico/culture.htm   (3697 words)

  
 Mexico (Mini-Unit)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Mexico's national holiday El Grito is celebrated on September 16.
It is the same bell that Hidalgo rang to call the people of Dolores together.
People today still repeat the Grito de Dolores, which is the famous plea of Hidalgo.
fga.freac.fsu.edu /academy/k1mexico.htm   (4651 words)

  
 SEVEN SORROWS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, History, Customs, Prayers, Beads, Bibliography
The call that began the war for independence--the "Grito de Dolores"--occurred on September 16, 1810, in Dolores, Hidalgo, a town named after the Virgin of Sorrows.
The traditional symbol of the Seven Sorrows is the Sorrowful Heart of Mary, that is, a heart pierced with seven swords and topped with a flame representing her love for God and for all humanity.
Corona Dolorosa de los Siete Dolores de Nuestra Señora la Virgen Santa María.
www.ixeh.net /faith/Seven-S/ss-00.html   (850 words)

  
 September 16 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1810 - With the Grito de Dolores, Father Miguel Hidalgo proclaims Mexico's independence from Spain
1865 - Christian Julius De Meza, Danish general (b.
1950 - Pedro de Cordoba, American actor (b.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/September_16   (1120 words)

  
 free printable Cinco de Mayo cards - greeting cards
El Cinco de Mayo ('Fifth of May' in Spanish) is a national holiday in Mexico.
Contrary to popular belief in the United States, Cinco de Mayo does not mark Mexican independence day.
Also on 5 May 1901, Ignacio Bravo telegraphed the news of the end of the Caste War of Yucatan with the Mexican victory against the self-proclaimed state of Chan Santa Cruz.
www.thecustomcards.com /free-printable_Cinco-de-Mayo_cards.php   (307 words)

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