National Hispanic Heritage Month!
National Hispanic Heritage month starts on September 15th and ends on October 15th. National Hispanic Heritage Month wasn't always a month long. During 1968, National Hispanic Heritage Month was originally observed as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson, but it was later extended to a month at the request of the U.S. Rep. Esteban E. Torres of Pico Rivera, during President Ronald Reagan’s term in 1988. National Hispanic Heritage Month is an important part of providing the space to teach and learn about cultural history. September 15th marks the independence anniversary of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras, followed by Mexico’s Independence Day on September 15th, while Mexico celebrates their respective independence days on September 16th. President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) introduced National Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968. It was expanded in 1989 by congress, after it was amended into public law in 1988 during Ronald Reagan’s presidency from January 20, 1981-January 20, 1989. 106
National Hispanic Heritage month is celebrated in many ways, from parades to food fairs to concerts. For example, Havana NRG is one of the performers at some of the concerts that take place during the celebrations of National Hispanic Heritage month. Havana NRG continues to be one of the strongest up-and-coming Latin orchestras in the world. Havana NRG has traveled many places such as New York City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Miami. Havana NRG has also produced their debut CD, Camino ca Cielo, which, to the industry's surprise, has become very popular in many United States markets and countries like Italy or Japan, and others. Some popular songs of hispanic culture are, Viva México, Cielito Lindo, México Lindo y Querido, 15 de Septiembre, México en la Piel, Allá en el Rancho Grande, Mi Ciudad, El Rey, Que Bonita es mi Tierra, and Somos Más Americanos. In 1989 George H. W. Bush proclaimed the first official Hispanic Heritage month; he starts his speech by highlighting Spanish colonizers. At its most basic level, the celebration was established to acknowledge Hispanic and Latinx contributions in the United States, but community organizers think otherwise. For example, some articles highlight how Hispanic Heritage month has done more harm than good, despite its good intentions. As of 2019 Hispanic and Latino Americans make up almost one-fifth of the U.S population. There are many ways to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage month some of those ways being a movie night, hosting an event, or by doing a charity event and make a donation to Hispanic/Latinx (Latinx adj. relating to people of Latin American origins or descent, used as a gender-neutral or non-binary alternative to Latino or Latina) focused causes. Over three-hundred-thousand Latino’s enlisted in the American military and fought in World War ll. Texas became a US state and joined the union and became the 28th state in 1845. The territory was controlled by Mexico until 1836 when Texas won its independence. 173
During the whole month of September Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala all have their own way of celebrating their vibrant traditions, from parades, dancing in the streets, piñatas, and speeches from public officials. Every year in Central America there's a tradition where people carry a torch from Guatemala to Costa Rica in a relay marathon, passing through Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. Guatemala starts preparing for independence day activities in advance, with kids rehearsing musical performances and dances for the big day. It's like a huge party with lots of food, music, dancing, parades, and a firework display. El Salvador celebrates early in the morning at 7 O’clock. They have a military parade to commemorate the day they won their independence, and schools participate in a huge parade with marching and dancing. Honduras begins celebrating independence day with its flag day on September 6th. Parades are held all throughout the streets all over the country, and more celebrations on September 15th. On September 11th at “Las Manos” the border of Honduras and Nicaragua, the torch changes hands. Nicaragua is the start of the Central American Patrimonial festivities. They celebrate with parades of marching bands from schools that are participating. On September 15th the act of Independence of Central America is read in all state school schools. In the past one of Nicaragua’s celebratory activities on the day of independence is a musical festival called, Festival Nacional de bandas Rítmicas, for all the local students to compete and perform for a group of judges. The torch is then finally passed between Nicaragua, and Costa Rica at “Peñas Blancas,” the southern border. In Costa Rica, they call September “Homeland’s Month.” They begin celebrating independence day on September 14th by hosting parades and making homemade lanterns, Desfile de Faroles. The children often make Faroles leading up to the big day. This tradition commemorates the Independence Torch, which is now the national symbol of freedom. The Hispanic population currently stands at more than fifty-six million, making it the largest ethnic, or racial group in the United States. It is estimated that the Latino population will grow to at least 107 million people by 2065.
In 2019 to honor the achievements of Hispanic Americans, Congress, by Public Law 100-402, requested that the president of the United States to issue every year a proclamation making September 15th through October 15th “National Hispanic Heritage Month.” President Donald J. Trump’s proclamation said, “NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 15 through October 15, 2019, as National Hispanic Heritage Month. I call upon public officials, educators, librarians, and all Americans to observe this month with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fourth.”
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