Happy Cinco de Mayo day

[Stan]

Happy Cinco de Mayo day, especially to the undocumented workers.

You will always be welcome here.

[Dr. Shane]

Muchas gracias y feliz dia para todos!

[phkrause]

Back at you all.

pk

[Ellen]

Would you mind giving us Canadians a word about the 5th of May significance. Is it anniversary of something Spanish or a party day? I lately heard of cinco de mayo and understand the translation,

or is it something about mayonaise?

[Key Guy]

From Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_mayo

Quote:

The holiday commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. The outnumbered Mexicans defeated a much better-equipped French army that had not been defeated in almost 50 years.

[carolaa]

My understanding is that this is a purely Mexican holiday, not celebrated by other Spanish speaking people.

[Dr. Shane]

It is primarily celebrated by Americans of Mexican decent and Mexican immigrants living in America. It is only a minor holiday in Mexico. The biggest Cinco de Mayo celebration is in L.A.

[Key Guy]

In Key West, it's just another excuse to get drunk.

[phkrause]

It's been a few years

 

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