New Mexicans enjoy Fourth of July festivities

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Duke Metropolis wasn’t the one place individuals had been having time, locations throughout New Mexico had been holding their very own occasions. 

The Santa Fe plaza was patriotic on Monday as crowds gathered to have fun the Fourth of July. 

The morning kicked off with pancakes on the plaza, then performances from native teams. With

No less than one particular person was escaping the scorching Texas temperatures. 

“Effectively, contemplating I talked to my sister, and nicely, however two hours in the past, and it’s 101 there, yeah that is cool climate,” stated Jack Stewart, Fort Price resident. 

Some individuals had been out on the plaza celebrating different milestones.  

“It’s my grandpa’s birthday. In order that’s why we’re right here,” stated Lilia Nogur-Onstott, Santa Fe resident. “Effectively particularly due to current occasions, however normally all the time, however I’m, I’m right here for my grandpa.”

And in Corrales some of us honored the vacation with the return of the annual parade. 

“It means freedom my dad fought in World Battle II, and I’m getting teary eyed, however it means to be right here in America and to have fun this excellent day we don’t understand how fortunate we’re till we go abroad and see how some persons are being handled,” Lina LaVoie stated.

Over in Rio Rancho the town had a parade of its personal at Campus Park. 

However it was the identical all through New Mexico, individuals got here out to benefit from the festivities.