Cinco de Mayo
 

A big celebration day here in the Villages. It's origin is the Battle of Puebla in1862 where a ragtag Mexican army defeated the French.

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Thanks for posting that Chi-Town. ;)

Actually Cinco de Mayo is not celebrated in Mexico except in the state of Puebla where the obscure battle occurred. Mexican (Chicano) immigrants in California started to celebrate it from the 1940's onward but the big push came in 1989 when the Gambrinus Group, a San Antonio based beer importer of Corona and Grupo Modelo, launched an ad campaign to encourage Mexican immigrants to drink Mexican beer on that day. So a beer company largely launched Cinco de Mayo into what it has become today in the USA! How Corona Made Cinco De Mayo An American Holiday | VinePair

Cinco de Mayo is huge in the Chicago area. The weather is finally getting nice there, and it's a chance to just party without obligations. Just like in Mexico very few Mexicans take part in the festivities.
The Lifestyle section in today's Sun features the celebration here.

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It is a great excuse to party for many of us "Anglos" all over the USA - and increasingly even the world. I'd say that 1989 beer commercial has earned - unimagined at the time - billions of dollars for Mexican beer brewers!

None of the Mexico born people residing in the USA I personally know in either California or New Mexico celebrate it at all in a holiday sense. It literally means nothing to them although they love to party like anyone else.

Why do we celebrate a Mexican holiday in the US?

We don't celebrate Boxing Day, Canada Day, Italian Liberation Day, Japanese Showa Day, Bastille Day or any other foreign holiday.

I expect to be called a racist for asking this question but I think that it's a reasonable question.

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:I think somebody's real first name is Donald! Why not celebrate it? Is there a specific reason for the question? All the other days may have organized get togethers that are not as popular. Ole!

It is not celebrated as a holiday in Mexico so I do not consider it a Mexican holiday. It is more of a USA spring break and party down day which the beer companies continue to heavily promote. From what I read people are even starting to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and parts of Europe. Bottom line: any excuse to party will do.

Mexican independence day is September 16 which is of course celebrated down there but I never hear a peep about it here. BTW, my mother's family always got together on Boxing Day!

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It is not a big deal holiday in Mexico and can be argued to be a minor one at best. It is only celebrated in Puebla and maybe Veracruz.

Do People In Mexico Celebrate Cinco De Mayo? | Wonderopolis

Fun time in Spanish Springs watching the Folkloric dancers in their. colorful dresses.
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But in reality... Hellmann's Mayonnaise Company is really behind the holiday - a bit of history...
Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York. This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost. The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day. The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as - Sinko De Mayo.

The Villages celebrates a lot of ethnic themed events. Haven't you've seen the Italian and St Patrick's Day parade in Spanish Springs? Or Tartan Day and Dyngus Day in LSL? Cinco de Mayo is at both of those squares. And don't forget Mardi Gras for a little Cajun flare. So don't act surprised at a Mexican themed celebration.

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Cinco de Mayo
 

All my Mexican neighbors are in the street banging pots & pans !
This gringo will stay inside.

:eclipsee_gold_cup:[QUOTE=Ooper;1395406]But in reality... Hellmann's Mayonnaise Company is really behind the holiday - a bit of history...
Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York. This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost. The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day. The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as - Sinko De Mayo.

:eclipsee_gold_cup: WOW !!!