Rhythm, roots and rain: Weather doesn’t dampen celebration of culture at Hispanic Heritage Festival

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Mariachi Primera Costa performs along Third Street during the Amelia Island Music and Food Hispanic Heritage Festival held Saturday in Downtown Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Mariachi Primera Costa performs along Third Street during the Amelia Island Music and Food Hispanic Heritage Festival held Saturday in Downtown Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

This weekend, under umbrellas, locals danced and sang along to music that reminded them of family, they ate food rich in history and honored the many Hispanic cultures that have made their place in Am…