Independence Day in Peru
The festive day begins with the sound of gunfire at dawn: at this time there is a solemn flag-raising.
After hearing of the solemn speech of the President and the good news about what is happening in the country, Peruvians go to the streets, to make a noise, to celebrate and to watch the parade of civil and military delegations.
The obligatory part of the Independence Day of the Republic of Peru, like of the any other large-scale holiday, are fairs, liked very by Peruvians, exhibitions, concerts and street festivals, participated by dancers, singers and musicians.
The celebration lasts for two days: July 28 – in honor of the independence of Peru, proclaimed by a liberator of Peru, the General Jose de San Martin, and July 29 – in honor of the Army and the National Police of Peru.
Peruvian families spend a weekend devoted to the Independence Day of the country, indulging hobbies and entertainment; many of them go on a short journey.
In 2017, Guatemala, with other Central American countries (El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica), celebrates 196 years of independence.
Every year on June 30 Guatemala celebrates the Army Day. The holiday traces its history from the distant 1871, when the generals Miguel Garcia Granados and Justo Rufinos Barrios triumphantly entered the capital of Guatemala during the revolution against the Dictator Vicente Cerna.