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David K
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Happy Birthday Mexico (Midnight)
Mexico's Independence Day begins at midnight when President Vicente Fox rings the bell with "Viva Mexico" tonight!
How about some more on the celebration from Mexican Nomads? I see lots of flags being offered for sale the weeks before Sept. 16.
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Tucker
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My tenth consecutive 16 de Septiembre in Baja California Sur not an old timer but long enough to know to stay off the roads.
[Edited on 9-16-2005 by Tucker]
\"I think it would be a good idea.\"
-- Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization
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bajajudy
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We are headed into town for the celebration...fortunately it is less than a mile. No worry's about being on the road.
I doubt that we make it to el grito, but it is always a good chance to see all of our friends.
I really like the fact that Mexico didnt change all their holidays to Mondays. They celebrate on whatever date it is supposed to be. So we will
celebrate tonight and tomorrow everyone has the day off because it is fiesta national and Saturday no one will feel like going to work and, after all,
it is only half a day.
So now its Monday and we have had Fri, Sat and Sun off anyway!
Hasta Manana, mis amigos
ps:someone stole not only my island but my signature as well.
[Edited on 9-16-2005 by bajajudy]
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Skipjack Joe
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All right, I'll give it back.
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David K
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We always celebrate Independence Day on July 4th (Monday or otherwise)...
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jeans
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Two years ago I was staying with Mexican friends in Cabo San Lucas. This was part of my report from that trip.
"I had not realized that Tuesday was Mexican Independence day (What??it?s not Cinco de Mayo?). They celebrate with festivities on the Eve of the
holiday so on Monday I was honored to be taken to a REAL Mexican celebration. I was the only blonde gringa there. The food was good, the entertainment
interesting, and the speeches & the cries of VIVA MEXICO were rousing.
However, the fireworks display was a little unnerving . I had noticed three towering scaffolds behind the stage and later they came alive with
whirling ?pinwheels? and erupting fountains of sparks. Occasionally a few would cut loose and fly out into the audience, but I seemed to be the only
one alarmed at this. 
The fireworks display escalated to the high-flying bursts we all know & love to ?Ooohh & Ahhhh? over, but they were set off only a few yards
away and the sparks showered the crowd for about 15 minutes."
No one seemed to be concerned about it and there were no mishaps. VIVA MEXICO!
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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Oso
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I have always admired the fact that Mexicans can squeeze TWO days off work for the "Fiestas Patrias" due to the fact that the "Grito" is celbrated at
midnight and also for the fact that they are are always the same calendar days regardless of the "convenience" (to employers) of changing the date
every year to a Monday. This U.S. custom is ... well, P-nche.
?VIVA MEXICO, HIJOS DE LA ........!"
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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vandenberg
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VIVA MEXICO !!
Happy independence day to my third adopted country.
Holland, Canada, U.S.A. and now Mexico.
And I really love this place.
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bajaden
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Viva Mexico and long live Sharky. Im sorry, I've had a few. I can't wait for the day of the dead. I certainly hope I'm on the outside looking in.
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bajajudy
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Jeans
My husband and I did note that there were no other gringos last night either. It was a wonderful celebration and the fireworks were, well, fireworks.
When we got home our dogs were huddled up next to the door waiting for us to let them in. The little darlings got to sleep inside because they were
so upset....a canine plot..no doubt!
Viva Mexico!
[Edited on 9-16-2005 by bajajudy]
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BajaVida
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I was channel surfing last night
and all the Spanish language stations had live broadcasts from DF--quite an event
No se apure y dure.
Don\'t hurry and you\'ll last longer.
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David K
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Yup, I watched Fox ring the bell and waive the flag... Sra. Fox by his side... Did she really buy Gonzaga Bay???
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rpleger
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Happy Birthday M?xico
And thank you for letting me live here.
[Edited on 9-16-2005 by rpleger]
Richard on the Hill
*ABROAD*, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to
be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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mulege marv
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party
big party at the light house tonight richard. can hear the music already from here !
Want what you have
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Sharksbaja
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It's a long way down Marv
| Quote: | Originally posted by mulege marv
big party at the light house tonight richard. can hear the music already from here ! |
Do they peel em the rocks in the morning?
Watch that first step Marv! Have fun. (sniff)
        
[Edited on 9-16-2005 by Sharksbaja]
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mulege marv
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sorry
well i gotta get to the party, feel sorry for you with jobs. living in baja has lead me to believe work is really overated !
see you when you get here.
Want what you have
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bajajudy
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VIVA MEXICO
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Eli
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From the roof top of the posada, I watched the fire works just a few blocks. Close enough for me, got to watch the show without the crowds and smoke.
Of course, missed the exuburation of the "grito", love that "grito", it's the best. Expect all in life is a trade off, right down to the end.
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bajajudy
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Reforma
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bajajudy
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