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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB
Cinco de Mayo is one of those "holidays of convenience" for a lot of people, just like St. Patty's Day. People in Ireland never used to do anything on St. Patty's Day, either, in fact it was a very religious holiday. Then the American tourists started bringing the party there and now people in Ireland actually party on that holiday.
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I do kinda agree with this. Cinco de Mayo was actually the day of a battle--the battle of Puebla...but in retrospect it was very insignificant, and not widely celebrated. You might see some areas in Mexico that will celebrate it, but overall it is not a widely celebrated holiday. Ever since I was little I was taught to believe that us Americans celebrate to get drunk. Many people actually believe that Cinco de Mayo is Mexican Independence Day which is very
to me! (P.S. Mexican Independence Day is Sept. 16)