i know that in Spanish you don't capitalize the months but in holidays like cinco de mayo do you capitalze the mayo?
2006-10-25 12:19:45 · 4 answers · asked by Miracles <3 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Well in spanish holidays are more important, so because it is a holiday it is capitalized.
2006-10-25 12:21:57 · answer #1 · answered by Rocky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's actually more than one way this is done. Most people (particularly Hispanic Americans) will capitalize the "C" and "M" in Cinco de Mayo. They will similarly capitalize holidays like "Dia del Ano Nuevo". If you capitalize all important words, but not words like "de" you'll be in agreement with most modern usage.
Traditionally in Spanish capitalization of holidays follows the same rules as capitalization of titles. That is, only the first word is capitalized. So it would be "Cinco de mayo" in more traditional Spanish. Either way should technically be correct, but if the first example is much more common today.
2006-10-25 19:28:57 · answer #2 · answered by dmb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah you capitalize the c and m ie Cinco de Mayo
hope i helped
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2006-10-25 19:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by tammy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so.
My spanish teacher didn't last year, so i guess you don't. I'm pretty possitive, but not completely.
2006-10-25 19:22:58 · answer #4 · answered by Fallin' through the rye 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋