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Cinco De Mayo is bout Killing White People - not happy times
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Alan B. Mac Farlane
Nov 18, 2011, 9:55:43 AM11/18/11
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Not to be confused with Mexican Independence Day, which occurs on
September 16.
Cinco de Mayo
Date
May 5, 1862
Observances
Celebration in the United States of Mexican-American culture and
experiences. Only somewhat celebrated in Mexico.
Food, music, folkloric dancing
Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a holiday held on May 5.
It is celebrated nationwide in the United States and regionally in
Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El
Dia de la Batalla de Puebla (English: The Day of the Battle of Puebla).
The date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican
heritage and pride, and to commemorate the cause of freedom and
democracy during the first years of the American Civil War. 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 Seguín. Contrary
to widespread popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence
Day—the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico—which is
actually celebrated on September 16.
September 16.
Cinco de Mayo
Date
May 5, 1862
Observances
Celebration in the United States of Mexican-American culture and
experiences. Only somewhat celebrated in Mexico.
Food, music, folkloric dancing
Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a holiday held on May 5.
It is celebrated nationwide in the United States and regionally in
Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El
Dia de la Batalla de Puebla (English: The Day of the Battle of Puebla).
The date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican
heritage and pride, and to commemorate the cause of freedom and
democracy during the first years of the American Civil War. 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 Seguín. Contrary
to widespread popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence
Day—the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico—which is
actually celebrated on September 16.
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