Many think of it as equivalent to July Fourth in the U.S., but it's not. Mexico earned its independence from Spain on Sept. 16, 1810. And the Mexican Revolution, which started Nov. 20, 1910, wouldn't ...

There is the celebration of rural life and the yearning to recapture a seemingly simpler time. There are murder ballads, cheating songs, tunes that herald Saturday night’s debauchery and Sunday ...