Every blooming year as April winds down, the whole of Mexico transforms into one massive playground. It's Día del Niño—Children's Day—on the 30th, and though you won't find it marked as a bank holiday, blimey, does it make a splash!
Schools knock their regular timetables on the head, families shower their little monsters with all manner of treats, and the canny toy shops (no fools, them) knock a few quid off the price tags. But scratch beneath all the balloons and party hats, and you'll stumble upon a rather sobering backstory—a desperate cry for help during some properly rough patches in world history.
