This a Holiday of Mexico not the US! They dont celebrate the 4th of july in their respective countries?
2006-09-02 11:23:43 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
No if i moved out of the country i wouldnt celebrate the 4th of july! Id be the only one doing it and id look A little silly celebrating the independance of another nation in a different country! as far as Christmas goes its not a national hoilday its a worldwide holiday.
2006-09-02 11:33:02 · update #1
Geez People its just a simple question! i just doesnt make sense to me! Idont care what you say they dont celebrate Thanksgiving in Italy and they dont have all out parades for the 4th of july in Mexico city. My point is this and you may disagree or not Cinco de Mayo is considered independance day by many (You can sidestep if you want) and to have a parade going threw the middle of my cit just seems a little retarded.
2006-09-02 11:44:54 · update #2
Cinco de Mayo is an important holiday, but here in Mexico they don't give it the importance as in the US. As long as I learned, the US president even invites mexican singers and makes a big mexican party with mexican food in the White House to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, because they see it almost as the mexican independence day. The true mexican independence day is September 16... I think (oh boy, I forgot!!) Well it's either 15 or 16. September 15 is "el grito".
On Cinco de Mayo we celebrate "la batalla de Puebla" (the battle of Puebla) when the french army came in to invade Mexico in the early 1860's, but the mexican army rejected them back at Puebla. It's remembered as a great battle for Mexico, but not as important as the independence day. On idependence day, the classic celebration is eating mexican food, taking raids on games (like in a fair) and at 12:00 AM the president --the president of Mexico and local presidents in each city-- start shouting while he rings a bell (mexican president rings the same bell used by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla --a priest who started the independence-- when he called up the people to revel against spanish rule). The president shouts "Viva...!" and he names some national heroes, and the crowd replies with "Viva!". At the end he says "Viva Mexico" and everybody replies several times. There are fireworks, mexican music, etc. Well, you probable have heard of that. On Cinco de Mayo, the soldiers walk around the Zocalo in Mexico City, and in local cities they walk on the streets. They bring up military cars, tanks, and many other things. In spanish it's called "desfile militar", but I don't know in english.
After Independence day, I think Cinco de Mayo is the most important national holiday for Mexico though.
Well, going straight to your question, I think Hispanics in the US want to celebrate Cinco de Mayo for two reasons: 1) the US also makes a big party about it. I remember hearing many commercials about Cinco de Mayo, free sales on stores, etc (at least on the cities with hispanic population). I think even Canada makes a party about it (I don't really know, just heard that). So hispanics feel encouraged to celebrate it because the country where they're living exites them. 2) When you live outside your country, you get a little homesick, and hispanics start getting a strong feeling of nationalism. The fact that they can celebrate a holiday from their home nation makes them feel more at home, even when they're in a foreign nation. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in many parts of Europe, wherever there's a mexican. Mexicans are often stereotyped as being cheerful, social people, who like parties. So whenever there's an opportunity to celebrate something, some of them will do it.
Here in Mexico we celebrate a US holiday too. Well, not that much as in the US; but on Thanksgiving day, if you go to a northern citiy in Mexico, you'll see some families eating turkey.
God bless you!
2006-09-02 20:02:31 · answer #1 · answered by Cachanilla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason Cinco de Mayo is celebrated more in the US than in Mexico is because The Mexicans defeated the FRENCH army, which was supposed to be a difficult thing to do, but it was done. It's pretty much about the underdog that comes out with a win, successfully! It's the whole idea about Mexican-Americans coming out on top, against all the odds.. I'm half asleep, so if that doesn't make sense, sorry. I started my Mexican-American studies in January, so I'm still working on better informing myself...
2006-09-02 19:17:05 · answer #2 · answered by bubble toes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some Mexicans celebrate Cinco de Mayo, "Hispanics" is the American term to group together all Latin and Spanish-speaking cultures.
I am from Argentina, Cinco de Mayo has no meaning for us.
That being said, should St. Patrick's day only be celebrated by the Irish? that does not seem to be the case, so why discriminate against Cinco de Mayo?
2006-09-02 11:50:56 · answer #3 · answered by buzzfeedbrenny 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How long did it take you to think of this question? Since May 5th? July 4th?
What holidays do you celebrate? Will you be celebrating Thanksgiving this year? What will YOU be thankful for? Certainly not your kindness, brains or philosphies!
First try to like yourself - next step - live and let live and finally try to spread some joy in the world - do something nice just because it's nice to be nice - think good thoughts - treat others as you would like to be treated. This year make a New Year's resolution - to be a better person. Maybe next Thanksgiving you will have some legitimate reasons to be thankful.
p e a c e! P E A C E ON EARTH Goodwill, Health and Happiness To ALL!
2006-09-02 11:50:48 · answer #4 · answered by Kasha 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I guess for the same reason Chicago has the Puerto Rican Day parade. Don't hate!! I mean I do not approve of illegals or anything like that but if they want to celebrate that is on them. I know I celebrate all the Puerto Rican Holdidays. Sorry I can't afford to go there everytime there is a holiday.
2006-09-02 12:11:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well the people of Mexico and American-Mexicans have every right to celebrate it....its their holiday. If you moved out of the U.S. wouldn't you still celebrate the 4th of July???? Even though Cinco De Mayo is not their independence day.
Whats really funny is its stupid Americans that love to go out and celebrate Cinco De Mayo and they don't even know what it is. More white Americans make a bigger deal about this holiday than actual Mexicans.
Okay and I'm going to add a little something I wrote on Cinco De Mayo (WICH IS NOT MEXICOS INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!!)
Just another day to get drunk. Why do Americans need an exuse to get fuddup...**** you don't need to run around "celebrating" Cinco de Mayo to do that.
I'm sure most people don't even know what the **** it is. Mexico's independence day? No its not. Even if it was.....what is the reasoning for celebrating something like that? Mexicans don't parade around partying for 4th of July. It just makes little sense to me.
Cinco de Mayo commemorates the 1862 battle in Puebla, Mexico between the Mexican and the French that eventually led to their independence. America wasn't even there until after the worst was over and then we marched with them in their parade. Woohoo. Cinco de Mayo wasn't even brought to the U.S until the 1920's and wasn't even of importance until the 1960's to generate ethnic pride.
It turns out that the holiday is actually more celebrated in America. Weird.
"A gringo holiday made to sell Mexican beer to Americans."
Hey man it is a simple question....here is a simple way to put it
Cinco de Mayo is not Mexicos Independence Day and the peole of Mexico do not recognize it as so, it is White American business owners that promote the holiday to Americans to go out get drunk and buy as much Mexican beer as possible....it is more celebrated here in the States than by Mexicans in Mexico
2006-09-02 11:27:06 · answer #6 · answered by scarletbegonias9 3 · 10⤊ 1⤋
You might be surprised to learn that Cinco de Mayo celebrations in the US are 99.999% encouraged and promoted by American citizens (business owners), much like St. Patrick's Day. It a revenue generator, plain and simple. And mistakenly viewed as Mexican Independence day, which is actually September 16th.
2006-09-02 11:40:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
America is a free country. People should be free to celebrate any darn thing they want. If Mexicans want to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, and they are here legally, more power to them!
If they are here illegally they shouldn't be here in the first place to celebrate any darn thing!
I am Irish and celebrate St. Patty's and have yet to have someone ask me why I do it. I do it because I want to, and thankfully live in a free country!
2006-09-02 12:16:22 · answer #8 · answered by Nikki Tesla 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is a holiday celebrating the battle at Puebla where the mexicans defeated an attack from the French even though they were outnumbered and didnt have real weapons...they were farmers. Most Mexicans dont celebrate this unless they are from Puebla Mexico. My husband is from Tlaxcala (the neighboring state) and he does not celebrate it. Americans do... they need a reason to drink and go to the Mexican restaurants. I have gone to these parties. I have seen very very few Mexicans at them (besides the waiters and mariachis)
2006-09-02 11:41:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
What a lame question, they obviously celebrate it because it's a commemoration of a the battle between the french and Mexico, which they won, read some history books, perhaps it would help. knowledge is power!! and attaining a good cultural level helps in life, why be so limited.
2006-09-02 11:32:45 · answer #10 · answered by You are loved 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋