For the first time ever, I actually celebrated the holiday known to most as Cinco De Mayo. And I found myself wondering what the heck it was all about. Where did Cinco De Mayo originate? I'm no dummy, of course I know it's a Spanish holiday, but why is Cinco de Mayo so important that it was deemed necessary to mark it on the calendars of Mexican families along with La Navidad (The Nativity better known to you and me as Christmas), New Year's (El Ano Nuevo), and National Day? So I did a little research and found out the following:
Cinco De Mayo (the fifth of May) celebrates the Mexican Army's unlikely victory over the French Army in the Battle of Puebla on... you guessed it, May 5, 1862. The outnumbered Mexicans defeated a much better equipped French army that had not been defeated in over 50 years. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in the United States and other locations as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.
So, if you didn't celebrate this year, make plans to next year. Go eat at your favorite Mexican restaurant (not Taco Bell), make yourself a margarita, or just buy that homeless mexican ( you know, the one that stands on the interstate off ramp with the will work for food sign) a taco. Or you could celebrate simple, the way me and my family did this year, by making homemade Nacho/Taco salads, and mixed drinks.
Margarita Mix (nothing like good ol' Jose Cuervo)
Nacho Toppings (only Louisiana Hot Sauce will do)
And then there was "yum"!! 
Whatever you do, remember the Mexicans and have a great time doing it!!
I Wonder: is Juneteenth black people's equivalent to Cinco de Mayo?
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