The 105th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution

As we were walking into the centro to get the weekly social paper, Atencion, we heard marching drums, then saw police cars, blocked streets, lots of people. It was a parade - a very long parade - it took several hours. There were participants from every school in San Miguel de Allende, many organizations (Rotary, service groups, karate studios, dance studios, sports teams). Kids were dressed like bandits, soldiers, historical figures, beautiful senoritas. They did dances, march maneuvers, acrobatics, cheers, fake gun battles, marching band songs. The streets were lined with locals and many proud parents. We didn't know what the occasion is and finally found a English-speaker who knew. It is the 105th anniversary of the revolution. We started watching at 11am. The last of the parade finished well after 1pm - possibly closer to 2pm.  That is much better than last year, when the parade lasted from 11 to 3. They marched into town, through town, into the square and past the reviewing stand, then around the rest of the square and ended up hill. A long march for the littlest of the marchers - and it was very warm today.