LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — North Las Vegas is getting ready to honor Hispanic heritage month in a big way on Sunday.
As Hispanic Heritage month begins, in North Las Vegas, it will kick off with a celebration rooted in history. At the heart of it all is El Grito de Dolores – the battle cry that sparked Mexico’s war for independence in 1810.
“The Grito de Dolores literally means cry of pain, but what it is, actually, it was a call to revolution by the legendary priest, father padre hidalgo there, right, when he rang the bell to call people to take up arms against the Spanish colonizers,” said Councilman Isaac Barron.
The tradition lives on for more than 2 centuries later, not just in Mexico but across Latin America, and in cities like North Las Vegas, where the Mexican Consulate will join local leaders to honor that moment in history.
“You might be a second or even a third generation Mexican American or Bolivian or wherever you’re from, right, these things still tug at the very string of who you are,” Barron said.
Barron said they expect hundreds of people with lowriders, horses, food and live music including headliner Conjunto Brio Norteño.
“Latinos, we feel pride here during these festivities that we call fiestas patrias, these patriotic events.”
Barron explained, in a city like North Las Vegas where Hispanic families make up a large part of the community, celebrating the grito keeps culture and history alive for future generations.
The event kicks off Sunday from 1 to 9 p.m. at Liberty Park right outside North Las Vegas city hall.
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