ceaftertheIndependenceDay.Itisnotaworldwidecelebration.OnlyChristiansinMexicolookforwardtoitsarrivalforitsreligiousorigin:Longago,humans’ancestorswerebad.Theyfooledandplayedtricksoneachotherandneverkepttheirword.SoGodturnedupanddrownedalltheircrops.Humansstarveddayandnight,weeping.InordertogainGod’iveness,awomanpoetsetofftoseeGod.SheadmiredGodandkeptapologizing.Godwasmoved.Withhispermission,humansfinallyhadgoodharvestsagain.So,towipesadnessandremindthemselvesofthebeliefinGod,peoplebeganthefestival.Onthefestival,peoplegatherinopenair,suchasplaygroundsorparkinglots,andenergeticallyhavefunwitheachotherallnightlong,asthoughtheywerenevertired.Whenabeautydressedupinlovelyclothingreadspoemsinmemoryofthepoet,everyoneholdstheirbreath.Then,itisthecustomthattheboneofaroosterheadisgiventoherasanaward.
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