Fortunately for our country they decided upon the second alternative. This was the beginning of the Independence War, which lasted 10 years. And this is the moment that every 16 th of September is re enacted in every plaza or z calo of Mexico, and commemorated by Mexicans all over the world. Streets, houses, buildings and cars are decorated everywhere in the country. On every street corner there are vendors selling flags, balloons, sombreros and rehiletes - shuttlecock, all with the green, white and red, our National Colors .
Flags wave from practically every house and building.
Lighted decorations are set up in every city, the most spectacular being those of the Z calo , main plaza , in Mexico City. This main plaza of every town and city is the place where the great 16 De Septiembre celebrations take place. Food is always a very important part of these festivities. Literarily hundreds of stands are set up several days before and offer the traditional antojitos , most aptly described as a variety of finger foods, Mexican candies, and punch. During September, Mes de la Patria , the month of our nation as it is called in Mexico, restaurants serve traditional Mexican dishes, such as Mole Poblano , Chiles en Nogada, Guacamole and chips.