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  • A devotee and his family walk by confessions held on the first floor of Sherwood Community Hall in Salinas on Sunday. The 23rd annual Congress of Charismatic Catholics included prayer groups from San Benito, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.
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  • Devout Catholics wait behind the stage at Sherwood Community Hall in Salinas on Sunday. The 23rd annual Congress of Charismatic Catholics included prayer groups from San Benito, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.
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  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
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  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
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  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
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  • Neighborhood children watch Aztec group Yaocuauhtli perform a healing dance during a march through one of Salinas’ most troubled neighborhoods. The procession was part of a Day of the Dead remembrance at the nearby Alisal Center for the Fine Arts.
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  • Dancers from Aztec group Yaocuauhtli take part in a healing march through one of Salinas’ most troubled neighborhoods, touching upon the sites of nine shootings. The procession was part of a Day of the Dead remembrance at the nearby Alisal Center for the Fine Arts.
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  • Aztec group Yaocuauhtli perform a healing dance during a march through one of Salinas’ most troubled neighborhoods. The procession was part of a Day of the Dead remembrance at the nearby Alisal Center for the Fine Arts.
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  • Deacon Omar Solis enters Christ the King Church in Salinas during late morning mass on the 4th Sunday of Advent. A period of four weeks before the birth of Jesus, Advent is a time of celebration during which Western Christians prepare themselves spiritually for the Nativity. The word is derived from the Latin “adventus,” meaning ”arrival,” or “approach.” Advent is often marked by the lighting of four candles, one each week until the evening of the 24th, when a fifth one is lit, symbolizing the life of Christ.
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  • The Carbajal family of Salinas spends time with their departed family members in a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night. Hundreds of congregants came to Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.
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  • A dancer from Yaocuauhtli blesses waiting cars with copal in the intersection of Pacific and Garner in east Salinas. The ACFA Day of the Dead procession traced a route touching upon the sites of nine shootings.
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  • The Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016, stopped for silent prayers in front of the Alta Vista Mortuary, where memorial services had just taken place for two brothers shot and killed the week before.
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  • A parishioner takes Communion at Christ the King Church in Salinas during mass on the 4th Sunday of Advent.
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  • Joseph and Mary wait backstage at the 2016 Streets of Bethlehem event, staged by the First Baptist Church in Salinas.
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  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
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  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
    160319 jd peacemarch09.JPG
  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
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  • Families gathered together at Closter Park on Saturday to remember their loved ones at the Tree of Life candlelight vigil.
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  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
    160319 jd peacemarch15.JPG
  • Scenes from the Unity of Peace March against gun violence, held in Salinas on Saturday, March 19th, 2016. Protesters, many with children, walked from the Monterey County Courthouse along Alisal Street to César Chávez Park in east Salinas.
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  • Families gathered together at Closter Park on Saturday to remember their loved ones at the Tree of Life candlelight vigil.
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  • Families gathered together at Closter Park on Saturday to remember their loved ones at the Tree of Life candlelight vigil.
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  • Families gathered together at Closter Park on Saturday to remember their loved ones at the Tree of Life candlelight vigil.
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  • Families gathered together at Closter Park on Saturday to remember their loved ones at the Tree of Life candlelight vigil.
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  • Activist Frank "Nitty" Sensabaugh delivers an impassioned plea to vote in the upcoming elections. His group walked 750 miles from Milwaukee to D.C. to call for change. On Friday, August 28th, 2020, thousands of people from all over the country attended the Commitment March in Washington, D.C. to fight for criminal justice reform in solidarity with those who have lost loved ones at the hands of the police and to push for federal legislation against misconduct. The event, organized by the Reverend Al Sharpton and the National Action Network under the rallying call ‘Get Your Knee Off Our Necks,’ coincides with and honors the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s March on Washington, where he delivered his historic “I Have A Dream” speech in 1963. Photograph by Jay Dunn.  
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  • A vocal group of protesters gathered at noon Sunday to denounce Donald Trump’s racist, misogynistic comments in the weeks preceding the presidential election. Represented youth across the spectrum, the group in front of City Hall in Salinas demanded equality and respect.
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  • A vocal group of protesters gathered at noon Sunday to denounce Donald Trump’s racist, misogynistic comments in the weeks preceding the presidential election. Represented youth across the spectrum, the group in front of City Hall in Salinas demanded equality and respect.
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  • A vocal group of protesters gathered at noon Sunday to denounce Donald Trump’s racist, misogynistic comments in the weeks preceding the presidential election. Represented youth across the spectrum, the group in front of City Hall in Salinas demanded equality and respect.
    161113 jd protests01.jpg
  • A vocal group of protesters gathered at noon Sunday to denounce Donald Trump’s racist, misogynistic comments in the weeks preceding the presidential election. Represented youth across the spectrum, the group in front of City Hall in Salinas demanded equality and respect.
    161113 jd protests07.jpg
  • Enthusiastic crowds turned out on a cool gray Tuesday afternoon in Salinas for the annual Monterey County Veterans Day Parade, now in its fourth incarnation. Veterans of every stripe enjoyed the support of citizens waving flags and cheering their progress along the Main Street parade route from Salinas High to Gabilan Street.
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  • Enthusiastic crowds turned out on a cool gray Tuesday afternoon in Salinas for the annual Monterey County Veterans Day Parade, now in its fourth incarnation. Veterans of every stripe enjoyed the support of citizens waving flags and cheering their progress along the Main Street parade route from Salinas High to Gabilan Street.
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  • Enthusiastic crowds turned out on a cool gray Tuesday afternoon in Salinas for the annual Monterey County Veterans Day Parade, now in its fourth incarnation. Veterans of every stripe enjoyed the support of citizens waving flags and cheering their progress along the Main Street parade route from Salinas High to Gabilan Street.
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  • Sunday’s well-attended 2nd Annual Monterey County Veteran’s Day Parade in Oldtown Salinas saw flag-waving crowds lining South Main Street, paying tribute to US servicemen and women in uniform. Featuring marching bands, vintage vehicles, and lots of patriotic floats, the 2012 parade was organized by American Legion Post 31, the Women's Auxiliary, Sons of the American Legion and local VFWs.
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  • Enthusiastic crowds turned out on a cool gray Tuesday afternoon in Salinas for the annual Monterey County Veterans Day Parade, now in its fourth incarnation. Veterans of every stripe enjoyed the support of citizens waving flags and cheering their progress along the Main Street parade route from Salinas High to Gabilan Street.
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  • Enthusiastic crowds turned out on a cool gray Tuesday afternoon in Salinas for the annual Monterey County Veterans Day Parade, now in its fourth incarnation. Veterans of every stripe enjoyed the support of citizens waving flags and cheering their progress along the Main Street parade route from Salinas High to Gabilan Street.
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  • Enthusiastic crowds turned out on a cool gray Tuesday afternoon in Salinas for the annual Monterey County Veterans Day Parade, now in its fourth incarnation. Veterans of every stripe enjoyed the support of citizens waving flags and cheering their progress along the Main Street parade route from Salinas High to Gabilan Street.
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  • Enthusiastic crowds turned out on a cool gray Tuesday afternoon in Salinas for the annual Monterey County Veterans Day Parade, now in its fourth incarnation. Veterans of every stripe enjoyed the support of citizens waving flags and cheering their progress along the Main Street parade route from Salinas High to Gabilan Street.
    141111 jd vet parade07.jpg
  • Enthusiastic crowds turned out on a cool gray Tuesday afternoon in Salinas for the annual Monterey County Veterans Day Parade, now in its fourth incarnation. Veterans of every stripe enjoyed the support of citizens waving flags and cheering their progress along the Main Street parade route from Salinas High to Gabilan Street.
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  • Enthusiastic crowds turned out on a cool gray Tuesday afternoon in Salinas for the annual Monterey County Veterans Day Parade, now in its fourth incarnation. Veterans of every stripe enjoyed the support of citizens waving flags and cheering their progress along the Main Street parade route from Salinas High to Gabilan Street.
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  • Enthusiastic crowds turned out on a cool gray Tuesday afternoon in Salinas for the annual Monterey County Veterans Day Parade, now in its fourth incarnation. Veterans of every stripe enjoyed the support of citizens waving flags and cheering their progress along the Main Street parade route from Salinas High to Gabilan Street.
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  • Signs of support and appreciation were plentiful during Monday’s 3rd Annual Monterey County Veterans Parade along South Main Street in Salinas, as the whole town turned out to salute military friends and family.
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  • Signs of support and appreciation were plentiful during Monday’s 3rd Annual Monterey County Veterans Parade along South Main Street in Salinas, as the whole town turned out to salute military friends and family.
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  • Enthusiastic crowds turned out on a cool gray Tuesday afternoon in Salinas for the annual Monterey County Veterans Day Parade, now in its fourth incarnation. Veterans of every stripe enjoyed the support of citizens waving flags and cheering their progress along the Main Street parade route from Salinas High to Gabilan Street.
    141111 jd vet parade13.jpg
  • Enthusiastic crowds turned out on a cool gray Tuesday afternoon in Salinas for the annual Monterey County Veterans Day Parade, now in its fourth incarnation. Veterans of every stripe enjoyed the support of citizens waving flags and cheering their progress along the Main Street parade route from Salinas High to Gabilan Street.
    141111 jd vet parade05.jpg
  • Enthusiastic crowds turned out on a cool gray Tuesday afternoon in Salinas for the annual Monterey County Veterans Day Parade, now in its fourth incarnation. Veterans of every stripe enjoyed the support of citizens waving flags and cheering their progress along the Main Street parade route from Salinas High to Gabilan Street.
    141111 jd vet parade04.jpg
  • Signs of support and appreciation were plentiful during Monday’s 3rd Annual Monterey County Veterans Parade along South Main Street in Salinas, as the whole town turned out to salute military friends and family.
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  • Signs of support and appreciation were plentiful during Monday’s 3rd Annual Monterey County Veterans Parade along South Main Street in Salinas, as the whole town turned out to salute military friends and family.
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  • Signs of support and appreciation were plentiful during Monday’s 3rd Annual Monterey County Veterans Parade along South Main Street in Salinas, as the whole town turned out to salute military friends and family.
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  • Signs of support and appreciation were plentiful during Monday’s 3rd Annual Monterey County Veterans Parade along South Main Street in Salinas, as the whole town turned out to salute military friends and family.
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  • Signs of support and appreciation were plentiful during Monday’s 3rd Annual Monterey County Veterans Parade along South Main Street in Salinas, as the whole town turned out to salute military friends and family.
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  • Signs of support and appreciation were plentiful during Monday’s 3rd Annual Monterey County Veterans Parade along South Main Street in Salinas, as the whole town turned out to salute military friends and family.
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  • John Goodwin Jr. brought a photograph of his father, John Goodwin, to Monday’s 3rd Annual Monterey County Veterans Parade in Salinas. John Goodwin flew 44 combat missions in the Pacific theater during World War II, and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross.
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  • Signs of support and appreciation were plentiful during Monday’s 3rd Annual Monterey County Veterans Parade in Salinas.
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  • Servicemen participating in Monday’s 3rd Annual Monterey County Veterans Parade in Salinas salute the flag during the playing of “Taps.”
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  • Vintage cars like this classic Chevy were a highlight of Sunday's 2nd Annual Monterey County Veteran’s Day Parade in Oldtown Salinas.
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  • Signs of support and appreciation were plentiful during Monday’s 3rd Annual Monterey County Veterans Parade along South Main Street in Salinas, as the whole town turned out to salute military friends and family.
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  • Signs of support and appreciation were plentiful during Monday’s 3rd Annual Monterey County Veterans Parade along South Main Street in Salinas, as the whole town turned out to salute military friends and family.
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  • Around thirty determined people attended a peace rally at Hartnell College on Monday, then marched to the Salinas Police Department carrying signs and chanting. The rally, called #Baltimore2California, was organized to show unity with citizens of Baltimore protesting the death in police custody of Freddie Gray.
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  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • A vocal group of protesters gathered at noon Sunday to denounce Donald Trump’s racist, misogynistic comments in the weeks preceding the presidential election. Represented youth across the spectrum, the group in front of City Hall in Salinas demanded equality and respect.
    161113 jd protests00.jpg
  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
    150913 elgrito20.jpg
  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • Thousands of people turend out on Sunday for the traditional El Grito Festival in Salinas, which celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
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  • Members of dance group Oceloyotl of Castroville wait in the shade before performing at Sunday’s “El Grito” celebration in Salinas marking September 16th's anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain. The annual fiesta, which occupies East Alisal Street between Wood and Sanborn, brimmed as usual with booths selling patriotic souvenirs and all manner of food and drink. Local businesses and nonprofits manned booths with information about health and community programs, while traditional “bandas” filled the afternoon with dance music and good cheer.
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  • A small group of protesters greeted presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Hartnell College in Salinas on Wednesday, May 25th, 2016.
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  • With cries of “Si Se Puede” ringing out in a sea of red United Farm Worker flags, hundreds of people joined forces in east Salinas on Sunday morning to help rejuvenate the annual march honoring labor leader César Chávez.
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  • With cries of “Si Se Puede” ringing out in a sea of red United Farm Worker flags, hundreds of people joined forces in east Salinas on Sunday morning to help rejuvenate the annual march honoring labor leader César Chávez.
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  • People attending a march to Closter Park on Tuesday listen to emotional testimony from speakers in response to the recent gun violence in Salinas. Students, parents, clergy and local officials carried signs and made their voices and prayers heard. The event was part of National Night Out, developed by the National Association of Town Watch, a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and promotion of various crime prevention programs devoted to safer communities.
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  • The lead singer of Los Nuevos Sauceda gets the crowd rocking at Sunday’s “El Grito” celebration in Salinas marking September 16th's anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain. The annual fiesta, which occupies East Alisal Street between Wood and Sanborn, brimmed as usual with booths selling patriotic souvenirs and all manner of food and drink. Local businesses and nonprofits manned booths with information about health and community programs, while traditional “bandas” filled the afternoon with dance music and good cheer.
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  • Sunday's crowds along East Alisal Street in Salinas celebrated the symbolic beginning of Mexico's revolution against Spanish rule, with an afternoon long fiesta culminating in the reenactment of "El Grito,” or “The Cry of Independence."
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  • The lead singer of the popular band "Tentacion" takes in the crowd's appreciation just before the reenactment of "El Grito,” or “The Cry of Independence" in Salinas. Sunday's crowds along East Alisal celebrated the symbolic beginning of Mexico's revolution against Spanish rule.
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  • Honorary Consul Blanca Estela Zarazua rings a replica of Father Miguel Hidalgo's church bell, representing the beginning of the Mexican revolution against Spain more than 200 years ago. "El Grito,” or “The Cry of Independence" followed the ringing of the bell, with Sunday's crowds along East Alisal in Salinas shouting "Viva Mexico."
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  • Thousands of Salinas residents turned out on Sunday evening to experience the magic of the 14th annual Holiday Parade of Lights in Oldtown Salinas.
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  • A float from Sam's School of Rock belts out the Xmas tunes during the parade on Sunday. Thousands of Salinas residents turned out to experience the magic of the 14th annual Holiday Parade of Lights in Oldtown Salinas.
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  • Girls from Sacred Heart prepare their Nativity float before the parade on Sunday evening. Thousands of Salinas residents turned out to experience the magic of the 14th annual Holiday Parade of Lights in Oldtown Salinas.
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  • Bella Rocha, left, and Savanna Radowicz, prepare to ride their Xmas bikes in the parade on Sunday evening. Thousands of Salinas residents turned out to experience the magic of the 14th annual Holiday Parade of Lights in Oldtown Salinas.
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  • Thousands of holiday fans turned out to celebrate the opening of the holiday season with Sunday night's thirteenth annual Holiday Parade of Lights along Main Street in Salinas.
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  • Residents enjoy the shade at a bus stop during Sunday’s “El Grito” celebration in Salinas marking September 16th's anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain. The annual fiesta, which occupies East Alisal Street between Wood and Sanborn, brimmed as usual with booths selling patriotic souvenirs and all manner of food and drink. Local businesses and nonprofits manned booths with information about health and community programs, while traditional “bandas” filled the afternoon with dance music and good cheer.
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  • New "El Grito" Queen Raquel Velasquez, 16, after being crowned by Carlos Ponce Martinez, left, consul general of Mexico to San Jose. Sunday’s celebration in Salinas marked September 16th's anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain. The annual fiesta, which occupies East Alisal Street between Wood and Sanborn, brimmed as usual with booths selling patriotic souvenirs and all manner of food and drink. Local businesses and nonprofits manned booths with information about health and community programs, while traditional “bandas” filled the afternoon with dance music and good cheer.
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  • Carlos Ponce Martinez, left, consul general of Mexico to San Jose, sings Mexico's national anthem with other officials at Sunday’s “El Grito” ceremony in Salinas marking September 16th's anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain. The annual fiesta, which occupies East Alisal Street between Wood and Sanborn, brimmed as usual with booths selling patriotic souvenirs and all manner of food and drink. Local businesses and nonprofits manned booths with information about health and community programs, while traditional “bandas” filled the afternoon with dance music and good cheer.
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  • Hata were necessary for Sunday’s "El Grito” celebration in Salinas marking September 16th's anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain. The annual fiesta, which occupies East Alisal Street between Wood and Sanborn, brimmed as usual with booths selling patriotic souvenirs and all manner of food and drink. Local businesses and nonprofits manned booths with information about health and community programs, while traditional “bandas” filled the afternoon with dance music and good cheer.
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  • Gabriela Florencia Arellano, 6, was in a patriotic mood for Sunday’s “El Grito” celebration in Salinas marking September 16th's anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain. The annual fiesta, which occupies East Alisal Street between Wood and Sanborn, brimmed as usual with booths selling souvenirs and all manner of food and drink. Local businesses and nonprofits manned booths with information about health and community programs, while traditional “bandas” filled the afternoon with dance music and good cheer.
    140914 jd elgrito03.jpg
  • Sunday's crowds along East Alisal Street in Salinas celebrated the symbolic beginning of Mexico's revolution against Spanish rule, with an afternoon long fiesta culminating in the reenactment of "El Grito,” or “The Cry of Independence."
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  • Sunday's crowds along East Alisal Street in Salinas celebrated the symbolic beginning of Mexico's revolution against Spanish rule, with an afternoon long fiesta culminating in the reenactment of "El Grito,” or “The Cry of Independence."
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  • Sunday's crowds along East Alisal Street in Salinas celebrated the symbolic beginning of Mexico's revolution against Spanish rule, with an afternoon long fiesta culminating in the reenactment of "El Grito,” or “The Cry of Independence."
    130915 jd elgrito12.JPG
  • Sunday's crowds along East Alisal Street in Salinas celebrated the symbolic beginning of Mexico's revolution against Spanish rule, with an afternoon long fiesta culminating in the reenactment of "El Grito,” or “The Cry of Independence."
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  • Nally Gomez, 21, receives her crown as queen from Carlos Ponce Martinez, consul general of Mexico in San Jose, at Sunday's "El Grito,” or “The Cry of Independence" ceremony in Salinas.
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  • Sunday's crowds along East Alisal Street in Salinas celebrated the symbolic beginning of Mexico's revolution against Spanish rule, with an afternoon long fiesta culminating in the reenactment of "El Grito,” or “The Cry of Independence."
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