Who celebrates it? I'm part Mexican from my mom's side but we never celebrate it...I kept asking my mom but I keep forgetting. what do you do? or eat and stuff?
2006-08-18 14:57:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Cinco de Mayo! We use to celebrate it in class! Check out this website. It shows you all kinds of recipes for Cinco de Mayo: http://allrecipes.com/advice/coll/entertain/features/cincodemayo.asp
2006-08-18 15:01:32 · answer #1 · answered by Crescent 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a big deal in Mexico among Mexicans. They know it commemorates the Battle of Puebla, but American visitors will use any excuse for a party. Mexican bars are happy to oblige.Tequila marketeers and beer companies got on the Cinco band wagon many years ago and promoted the the "holiday" to US bars and supermarkets. Big money in point-of-sale materials too, printing companies love it.
2006-08-20 13:02:27 · answer #2 · answered by lpaganus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I understand, this holiday is not that big of a deal in Mexico. Cinco de Mayo celebrates a battle that was won against the French. In the U.S. we use it as an excuse to get wasted.
The 16th of September is a BIG holiday in Mexico. It's their independence day.
2006-08-19 15:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by vik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is really a minor commemoration in Mexican history: the date when a rag-tag band of peasants mustered enough strength to defeat the French army at the Battle of Puebla.
Today it is largely used as an excuse to go on a drinking binge by Latinos and Anglos alike.
2006-08-18 22:02:55 · answer #4 · answered by crowbird_52 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a National holiday for celebrating your roots,
defending your customs and the richness of your culture. In cities with a lot of Hispanic people, big fiestas are held with food, music, dancing, art, handicrafts, and this is an excellent way to reaffirm and share what's best in your culture.
So dress up and celebrate and dance to the music
and have a lot of food to celebrate
And give thanks to Almighty God b4 you eat
2006-08-18 22:06:34 · answer #5 · answered by Queen A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We celebrate it in our town.We close off the streets and theres a mexican band and a dance contest.All kinds of food.Games,evrything is going on.I love going to it every year,it helps me understand the culture better and its so much fun.
2006-08-18 23:36:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We joke about it with a Spanish teacher, my friend Humberto is Mexicano. Every time I see him I say Cinqo de Mayo
2006-08-18 22:03:47 · answer #7 · answered by doggiebike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you go out in a boat and instead of having a boston tea party, you take out lots of jars of mayo and you cinco de mayo :-)
2006-08-20 11:46:29 · answer #8 · answered by 000000000000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I celebrate it, but mostly in my mind. It's funny to think of who lost to who in Puebla so many years ago...
2006-08-18 22:03:39 · answer #9 · answered by moleman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we b-b-que and drink tequila! and get wasted
2006-08-18 22:04:01 · answer #10 · answered by Lipstick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋