Cinco de Mayo is another Mexican holiday that our Mexican family never celebrated. I never even heard of it until I was old enough to drink alcoholic beverages. I think that it has become a beer company holiday in America, just as Hallmark appropriated Valentine’s Day into a holiday in order to sell Valentine’s Day cards. Beer companies would love to see Cinco de Mayo become a Mexican St. Patrick’s Day! Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of publicity about the celebration for it. Chicago had a Cinco de Mayo parade downtown on the same day as the Polish Constitution Day parade. Personally, I don’t understand why anyone would celebrate Cinco de Mayo. On May 5, 1862, Mexicans defeated the French at Puebla, just west of Mexico City. However, the Mexicans then went on to lose the war and were ruled by the French until 1862. Is this cause for celebration?
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Hi Dr. D!
We had a meeting today at my organization, and the receptionist told me “I hope you give me some credit for my efforts” and I ask her to update me on her comment. She told me “well i got the table cloths red, white and green just for you!”. I told her, thanks for the effort but I am not Mexican and I don’t even think Mexicans in Mexico celebrate this holiday. She was dissapointed though. Have a great night 🙂