- October 12 parade in Madrid: Hispanic Heritage Day, live
- What is celebrated on October 12? Origin of the National Holiday of Spain
The celebration of Hispanic Heritage Day this October 12 has its central event in Madrid. The parade of the Armed Forces will travel along the Paseo del Prado and Recoletos of the Spanish capital in the presence of the Kings, the political and military authorities and the citizens who come to see the show.
In the air parade, 57 airplanes and 29 helicopters participate in formation for a total of 86 troops, including 291 soldiers.. As for the land parade, 109 vehicles, 33 motorcycles and 120 horses will take part, in addition to 3,884 soldiers who will make the journey on foot from the Glorieta of Emperor Carlos V to the Plaza de Colón..
Excitement before the military parade
Precisely one of these soldiers took advantage of the moments before the start of the parade, while his unit was waiting for the departure time at the military parade, to propose to his girlfriend, who was a spectator, to marry him.. To do this, he has had the help of all his teammates, who are aware of the young man's plans..
In this festive but solemn atmosphere there is also an occasion for a marriage proposal.. We continue with the excitement #DFN23 @EjercitoAire https://t.co/wB3xkVDLRK pic.twitter.com/Zy8Xx2cXzx
— Defense Staff 🇪🇸 (@EMADmde) October 12, 2023
The soldier wanted this to be an unforgettable day and decided to ask his partner to marry him. While all his companions were in formation, the young man and other members of his unit carried out an exercise with rifles and kneeling on the ground, a moment that the girlfriend recorded from a privileged location, oblivious to what was going to happen..
Still on the ground, the soldier has taken the ring out of his pocket before the girl's surprised face.. Everyone gathered there began to applaud while the couple hugged and gave each other a long kiss.. More than 30 soldiers banged their rifles on the ground to the rhythm of “Say yes,” which he finally did.. The images were shared on the profile of X, formerly known as Twitter, of the Defense Staff.
Proposal 💍 in Plaza del Pilar on Pilar Day 😍
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Congratulations @royromeoj and @plbnrtjn pic.twitter.com/6O0lRu7nOV— Enjoy Zaragoza (@enjoyzaragoza) October 12, 2023
Exciting morning with a proposal at the Flower Offering pic.twitter.com/C73MxWfEoj
— Radio Zaragoza (@RadioZaragoza) October 12, 2023
But they have not been the only requests that have been made, since in Zaragoza and, taking advantage of the patron saint festivities of the Virgen del Pilar, two young men have asked their respective girlfriends to marry them.. Everything happened during the Offering of Flowers, which is the central act of the Pillars. The video of one of them says it all. “I want to make you happy and I think there is no better place in the world to do it than here,” the young man told him in the Plaza del Pilar.. Excitement for everything great to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Day.