On September 16, there is a march in the Zocalo to celebrate the Mexican War of Independence. The president and the Mexican troops like the Army, the Navy, the Air Force etc. march with the Mexican flag. Once the president shows up they start the event by singing the national anthem and once the orchestra starts playing then the march begins . While the march is going on each troop is holding a flag that represents Mexico and also their troop. this march goes on for about an hour or so. The troops also fired-up fireworks that illustrate the colors of the Mexican flag which are green, white and red. People like to join the event as well  and they gather around the zocalo to see the troops march. Every school in Mexico also marches through the streets of their town with the Mexican flag and an orchestra. Of course as the Mexicans that we are, we could not forget about our delicious foods we tend to make to celebrate the Mexican War of Independence. For this event, we make the traditional Mexican food like: posole, tacos, enchiladas, tamales, chiles reyenos, menudo, tostadas, ponche (traditional Mexican drink etc .Families tend to get together to eat the amazing foods we make. They also get together to watch the march and go along with the festival that takes place. As the true Mexicans that we are we could not forget about the beautiful that enlightens our soul. Typically, we listen to the most Mexican songs and we dance to celebrate another year of Mexico’s independence and how we celebrate "El 16 de Septiembre."

 (chiles reyenos)

 (Enchiladas)

 (march)