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Uke


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Cinco de Mayo

 Not to be confused with Mexican Independence Day, which occurs on September 16.

 

Cinco de Mayo

Battle of Puebla
Observed byMexicans, US Americans, mixed nationality
TypeMultinational
DateMay 5, 1862
Observances

Celebration in Mexico, the United States of Mexican-American culture and experiences.

Food, music, folkloric dancing

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El Da de la Batalla de Puebla (English: The Day of the Battle of Puebla). It originated with Mexican-American communities in the American West as a way to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War, and today the date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. In the state of Puebla, the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Segun. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico which is celebrated on September 16.






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Whether we gringos knew anything about cinco de mayo
or not, every mexican food establishment in the last 20
years have figgered out a way to make the "holiday" a
wait in line for for 30 minutes for a table "event". Been there,
done that. Mexican food is loaded with salt. Their locos
are loaded with rum. You get a loco down and everything
tastes great. 2 locos down and you are asking for trouble
or a designated driver home. I haven't had any withdrawl from
Mexican food nor do I want to make it at home. I got my
experiences with the food and it's not a ciusine I want to
further persue.

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