'Fiestas Patrias' kicks off Hispanic & Latin American Heritage Month in downtown Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- With bright-colored 'papel picado' banners overhead, hundreds filled Fulton Street successful Downtown Fresno Sunday for the yearly Fiestas Patrias.

Two stages featured performers and vendors lined the street.

"Yes, it's thing bully for us," said Rosaura Vargas, proprietor of B-Maxx Rosaura's Bridal and Quinceñera formal store successful downtown Fresno.

Vargas says the solemnisation is bully for her business, but besides for the Hispanic and Latino assemblage of Fresno.

For truthful many, starting a concern is the American dream.

"It really means a batch to us, good mostly for maine due to the fact that helium came present 2 years agone from Sinaloa with a imagination of starting his ain business," said Dulce Veras.

Del Mar Mariscos was 1 of dozens of vendors selling nutrient and goods.

"Oh my gosh, it feels amazing! I tin beryllium an illustration for a batch of women, particularly entrepreneurs," said jewelry store proprietor Karla Osborn.

She says the food, music, and dancing each marque her consciousness arrogant of her roots.

"It feels amazing. I'm truthful blessed to correspond my country, and I consciousness precise honored to spot a batch of radical celebrating this peculiar day," said Osborn.

Kicking disconnected Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month astatine Fiestas Patrias offered families a accidental to get each ages progressive to observe the affluent culture, history, and freedom, arsenic the archetypal week coincides with the Independence Days of galore countries.

The period besides acknowledges the contributions the Hispanic and Latino communities person made to the United States and serves arsenic a crushed to travel together.

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