New London’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month & Fireworks!

 Friday, Sept 21th –A celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with Fireworks!
Guatemala Flag Raising

Live Music at the Parade Plaza 

 

DJ

Cultural dancing,  salsa lesson and fireworks at 8:30 pm 

Sponsored by Foxwoods Resort Casino

Hygienic Art Park

Food trucks

 

Vendors

 

Restaurants and Business specials

Flavours of Life, The Fair Trade Store

 

Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant #2

 

Hispanic Heritage Week was first proclaimed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 in Presidential proclamation 3869. Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan gave annual proclamations for Hispanic Heritage Week between 1969 and 1988. National Hispanic Heritage Month was first proclaimed by President George H. W. Bush[8] on September 14, 1989 in Presidential Proclamation 6021. Since 1989, all Presidents have given a Presidential Proclamation to mark Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 was chosen as the starting point for the commemoration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Hispanic countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, who all declared independence in 1821. In addition, Mexico, Chile and Belize celebrate their independence days on September 16, September 18, and September 21 respectively.
There is a total of twenty countries in Latin America. In alphabetical order, the countries of Latin America include…
Argentina,Bolivia,Brazil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Cuba,The Dominican Republic,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Mexico,Nicaragua,Panama,Paraguay,Peru,Puerto Rico,Uruguay,
Venezuela

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