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What is Cinco de Mayo?

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What is Cinco de Mayo?
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(KRON) – Cinco de Mayo is a celebratory day that’s usually related to events, Mexican meals and tequila. Nevertheless, this present day has been acknowledged for greater than 160 years and there’s some misinformation related to the vacation.

Cinco de Mayo can also be falsely thought-about to be Mexico’s Independence Day, nevertheless, Independence Day for Mexico is September 16 (Día de la Independencia). Mexico’s independence occurred greater than 5 a long time earlier than Cinco de Mayo. 

Cinco de Mayo festivities happen in Ciudad Jaurez, Mexico Could 5, 1999. Residents have fun with navy bands, music, horses and conventional costumes, in a parade that wound via foremost road. Cinco de Mayo marks the victory of the Mexican Military over the French on the Battle of Puebla. Althought the Mexican military was ultimately defeated, and the than President Benito Juarez sought refuge in what’s now Ciudad Juarez, the “Batalla de Puebla” got here to characterize an emblem of Mexican unity and patriotism. (Photograph by Joe Raedle)

In keeping with Historical past’s web site, Cinco de Mayo is a non-federal vacation that celebrates the date of the Mexican military’s victory over France on the Battle of Puebla through the Franco-Mexican Struggle, which occurred on Could 5, 1862. 

At the moment, for Individuals and others internationally, Cinco de Mayo is a day to have fun and honor Mexican tradition and heritage. Celebrations usually embody parades, festivals and recreations of the Battle of Puebla, in response to Historical past’s web site.  

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