- Okay. Okay.
Let go.
- Not 'til you apologize.
- I can't breathe.
- Fine.
- What is your problem, man?
- You, you are my problem.
You're telling me lies.
- What do you mean?
I just said that Mexican Independence Day was coming up
and all of a sudden, you start choking me.
- How?
If we're in September.
Cinco de Mayo is in May.
- Cinco de Mayo
and Mexican Independence Day are two different things.
- What do you mean?
- People always confuse those holidays
but today, I'm clearing things up.
- What are you looking at?
- Cinco de Mayo is on May 5th.
It commemorates the day that the Mexican army
successfully defended the city of Puebla
against the French in 1862.
The entire battle only lasted a day.
Just like my last relationship.
- Ramon, who are you talking to?
- Chris, just come over here and sit down.
- So when is Mexican Independence Day?
- Mexican Independence Day is on September 16th.
And it's exactly that.
It's when Mexico got its independence
from Spain back in 1810.
- But how did they get their independence?
- I'm glad you asked.
Follow me.
In September of 1810, a priest by the name
of Miguel Hidalgo called for Mexico liberation from Spain.
The call to rise up against the Spanish
is known as "El Grito de Dolores"
or "Cry of Dolores."
It's named after the town of Dolores, Mexico,
where the speech took place and it went something like this.
Enough is enough.
Together we can rise up against the Spanish.
It's time to be free.
Viva Mexico, Viva Mexico, Viva Mexico.
- Wow. He really said that?
- Well, no one really knows what he said,
but his words inspired
and the message spread throughout the land.
The speech did spark an 11 year battle,
that resulted in Mexico's independence in 1821.
- 11 years?
That's more than,
10 years.
- Yeah, it is.
But it doesn't compare
to the almost three centuries of Spanish colonial rule.
- Wow.
That's like more than two centuries.
- Mhm, and it wasn't until Spain signed
the Treaty of Cordova,
that Mexico finally got its independence.
- So do you guys celebrate?
- Yeah, we do.
I'll show you how.
Every year on September 15th,
the night before Mexican Independence,
the Mexican president recreates El Grito
on the balcony of the National Palace.
- Oh, that sounds fun.
- It is.
El Grito celebrates the heroes
of the Mexican Independence Movement.
And after each line, the audience replies with "Viva."
- Viva.
- Exactly like that.
And at the end, the president also rings a bell
as another tribute to Hidalgo.
- Viva.
- Okay, okay.
That's good.
Anyway, you can also watch El Grito on TV as most people do.
Mexicans! Long live the heroes who gave us our freedom!
- Viva.
- Is that me?
- Viva Hildago.
- Viva.
- Viva Morengo.
- Viva.
- Long live national independence!
Viva Mexico.
- Viva Mexico.
Oh, that looks so fun.
Do they have a party afterwards?
- Oh, Mexican independence in Mexico is celebrated
with parties, Mariachis, parades and food.
- Food sounds so good right now.
What type of food is usually eaten?
- How about I show you?
Follow me.
- How many more times am I gonna follow you around?
You're eating already?
- Yeah. I was a little hungry.
- So are you gonna keep eating
or are you gonna explain the food?
- Oh yeah.
Well, traditionally on Mexican Independence Day
people like to eat menudo, which I was enjoying
till you rudely interrupted me.
It's also common to eat tamales and birria
- I love tamales and birria.
Can I have a bite now?
- Not yet.
I have one more to show you.
This is chiles and nogada.
- Oh wow.
What is that?
- These, are stuffed poblano peppers,
topped with a walnut based cream sauce,
parsley and pomegranate seeds.
- It's beautiful.
- What better way to celebrate Mexican Independence
than with a dish that represents
the colors of the Mexican flag?
- The Mexican flag has an eagle.
Does that mean it has eagle meat inside it?
- No, Chris, it does not have eagle meat.
- Well, that's disappointing.
- Anyway. Now, you know the difference
between Cinco de Mayo
and Mexican Independence Day.
And I never want you to confuse the two again.
- Or what?
- I promise I won't confuse the two.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, I'm sure
- Fine.
You know what else you should know?
- What?
- That TheCrazyGorilla
just launched their brand new street corn
or elote plush on vezcos.com for a limited time only.
- Okay, I need to buy five of these.
- Where at?
- Vezcos.com.
- Doesn't it look delicious.
- It looks scrumptious.
- And you should buy yours too right now,
at vezcos.com.
I mean, look at this thing.
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- Viva. - Viva.