Mexican Independence Day

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independence day national holiday public holiday

Mexican Independence Day is a national holiday in Mexico celebrated on September 16 to commemorate the start of the country’s war of independence from Spain, marked by patriotic festivities and the reenactment of the “Grito de Independencia.”

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Grito de Dolores ceremony 2
Bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico 1
Día de la Independencia 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf independence day ⓘ
national holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 16 de Septiembre ⓘ
Dieciséis de Septiembre ⓘ
Mexican Independence Day ⓘ
surface form: Día de la Independencia
associatedCountry Spain ⓘ
associatedPerson Ignacio Allende ⓘ
José María Morelos y Pavón ⓘ
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ
beverageAssociated mezcal ⓘ
tequila ⓘ
commemorates Grito de Independencia ⓘ
surface form: Grito de Dolores

beginning of Mexico’s struggle for independence from Spain ⓘ
start of the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
conflict Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culturalSignificance celebration of independence from colonial rule ⓘ
expression of Mexican national identity ⓘ
date September 16 ⓘ
economicImpact boost in retail and food sales ⓘ
increased tourism in Mexico ⓘ
eveCelebrationDate night of September 15 ⓘ
foodAssociated chiles en nogada ⓘ
pozole ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
historicalEventLocation Dolores, Guanajuato ⓘ
keyCeremony presidential Grito de Independencia ⓘ
keyCeremonyLocation Palacio Nacional ⓘ
surface form: National Palace, Mexico City

Zócalo ⓘ
surface form: Zócalo, Mexico City
legalRecognition recognized in Mexican federal labor law as a mandatory rest day ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive national television and radio broadcasts ⓘ
misconception often confused internationally with Cinco de Mayo ⓘ
musicGenreAssociated mariachi ⓘ
observedBy Mexican citizens ⓘ
Mexican diaspora ⓘ
Government of Mexico ⓘ
surface form: Mexican government
officialStatus federal public holiday in Mexico ⓘ
presidentialRole President of Mexico recites the Grito de Independencia ⓘ
President of Mexico ⓘ
surface form: President of Mexico rings the bell of Dolores
relatedEvent Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
Treaties of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of Córdoba
relatedHoliday Cinco de Mayo ⓘ
startYear 1810 ⓘ
symbol Mexican flag ⓘ
green, white, and red colors ⓘ
typicalCelebrations Grito de Independencia reenactment ⓘ
display of Mexican flags ⓘ
fireworks ⓘ
music and dancing ⓘ
parades ⓘ
patriotic speeches ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mexican Independence Day → alsoKnownAs → Mexican Independence Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Día de la Independencia
Grito de Independencia → associatedWith → Mexican Independence Day ⓘ
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla → commemoratedBy → Mexican Independence Day ⓘ
Glorieta de la Estela de Luz → commemorates → Mexican Independence Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico
September → hasNotableHoliday → Mexican Independence Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Independence Day of Mexico
Cinco de Mayo → notToBeConfusedWith → Mexican Independence Day ⓘ
Cinco de Mayo → oftenMisconstruedAs → Mexican Independence Day ⓘ
Constitution Square → significantEvent → Mexican Independence Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grito de Dolores ceremony
Plaza de la Constitución → significantEvent → Mexican Independence Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grito de Dolores ceremony