how many of you do really know what we Mexicans celebrate tomorrow 5 de Mayo?
538758
ITs the celebration of the winning over France in the Battle at Puebla. Not the celebration of mexican independence as many think.
581920
I think that we should allow the celebration of cinco de mayo because It helps the reminds the poeple of mexico what happened the year of 1862. Also because that there are so many cultures and they deserve a holiday. same thing with why do we celebrate st. patricks day.
367319
There are sometimes festivals on/for Cinco de Mayo.  The literal translation is 5th of May.  It is one of Mexico's independence days (I believe they celebrate two).
573423
I will probably go to my local Mexican cantina and whoop it up with my Mexican brothers and sisters, eat carne asada and drink Corona. It is a FIESTA!, anything but focus on the recent immigration debate, that can be done on another day.
996921
As a Mexican I should cheer for my team and hope they win.. \n\nbut I am a realistic man, and will tell you that if Mexico reaches Semi's it will be a success
593797
May 1st (or may day) is labor day or international worker day, it's held in several countries, not just México.\n\nMay 5th is the celebration of Puebla's battle, when Zaragoza beat the frenchs with a smaller army in some fortress in Puebla state, some compare this historic moment with El Alamo battle in the US. Since it's the same story, Zaragoza won battle, but lost the war. So, it's more like a celebration of the courage of a few to defend the country.\n\n---\nDani, Mexican independence was proclaimed in Sept. 16 of 1810 (the civil war started) and was recognize, through the Tratado de Córdoba, and promulgated in August 24 of 1821. May 5th is the battle of Puebla celebration.
424697
This is what I found.....in a nutshell. It explains the meaning of Cinco de Mayo too. (Hmm....I am learning too!) :)\n\nCinco de Mayo (SEEN-co day MAH-yo) is a Mexican national holiday that is observed on the fifth of May by Mexicans and Mexican Americans. The phrase cinco de mayo means the 'fifth of May' in the Spanish language. The day is set aside in remembrance of the Battle of Puebla, when a small group of Mexican soldiers defeated the powerful French Army on May 5, 1862. It represents the continued courage of the Mexican people to overcome oppression throughout history.
922804
I agree with Roch. I served in the Marine Corps and had many Marines from all walks of life that I am proud to call my Brother. All Mexican-Americans should celebrate along with all who enjoy the blanket of security that our military gives us on a continuous basis.
628071
In naming a national holiday, You got it!  To write about the fifth day of May, it would be cinco de Mayo.
997062
I do not care that Mexicans come to the US to work in order to make a better life for them and their families. I just feel they should be here legally, speak English and celebrate the 4th of July, not Cinco de Mayo.
502509
Cinco de Mayo in the States!  In Hong Kong, it was a Bank holiday and I got the link for you!  Well, I guess that you already knew by now!
699093
MAy 5th , its the only thing to do!!!!\n\nOh and corona was a good import fromthem too. Thanks Mexi!!
1111356
14 Mexicans or 4 Americans.....)(
136923
Not really, we just eat tamales or taquitos, bur I don´t really know what Candelaria is.
577194
Contrary to popular belief, it is not the Mexican Independence holiday(that is in September).  It is celebrated because that day marked the defeat of French forces against the Mexican Army.
261262
The 5th of May is not Mexican Independence Day, but it should be!  And Cinco de Mayo is not an American holiday, but it should be.  Mexico declared its independence from mother Spain on midnight, the 15th of September, 1810.  And it took 11 years before the first Spanish soldiers were told and forced to leave Mexico. \n\nSo, why Cinco de Mayo?  And why should Americans savor this day as well?  Because 4,000 Mexican soldiers smashed the French and traitor Mexican army of 8,000 at Puebla, Mexico, 100 miles east of Mexico City on the morning of May 5, 1862. \n\nThe French had landed in Mexico (along with Spanish and English troops) five months earlier on the pretext of collecting Mexican debts from the newly elected government of democratic President (and Indian) Benito Juarez.  The English and Spanish quickly made deals and left.  The French, however, had different ideas. \n\nUnder Emperor Napoleon III, who detested the United States, the French came to stay.  They brought a Hapsburg prince with them to rule the new Mexican empire.  His name was Maximilian; his wife, Carolota.  Napoleon's French Army had not been defeated in 50 years, and it invaded Mexico with the finest modern equipment and with a newly reconstituted Foreign Legion.  The French were not afraid of anyone, especially since the United States was embroiled in its own Civil War. \n\nThe French Army left the port of Vera Cruz to attack Mexico City to the west, as the French assumed that the Mexicans would give up should their capital fall to the enemy -- as European countries traditionally did. \n\nUnder the command of Texas-born General Zaragosa, (and the cavalry under the command of Colonel Porfirio Diaz, later to be Mexico's president and dictator), the Mexicans awaited.  Brightly dressed French Dragoons led the enemy columns.  The Mexican Army was less stylish. \n\nGeneral Zaragosa ordered Colonel Diaz to take his cavalry, the best in the world, out to the French flanks.  In response, the French did a most stupid thing; they sent their cavalry off to chase Diaz and his men, who proceeded to butcher them.  The remaining French infantrymen charged the Mexican defenders through sloppy mud from a thunderstorm and through hundreds of head of stampeding cattle stirred up by Indians armed only with machetes. \n\nWhen the battle was over, many French were killed or wounded and their cavalry was being chased by Diaz' superb horsemen miles away.  The Mexicans had won a great victory that kept Napoleon III from supplying the confederate rebels for another year, allowing the United States to build the greatest army the world had ever seen.  This grand army smashed the Confederates at Gettysburg just 14 months after the battle of Puebla, essentially ending the Civil War. \n\nUnion forces were then rushed to the Texas/Mexican border under General Phil Sheridan, who made sure that the Mexicans got all the weapons and ammunition they needed to expel the French.  American soldiers were discharged with their uniforms and rifles if they promised to join the Mexican Army to fight the French.  The American Legion of Honor marched in the Victory Parade in Mexico, City. \n\nIt might be a historical stretch to credit the survival of the United States to those brave 4,000 Mexicans who faced an army twice as large in 1862.  But who knows? \n\nIn gratitude, thousands of Mexicans crossed the border after Pearl Harbor to join the U.S. Armed Forces.  As recently as the Persian Gulf War, Mexicans flooded American consulates with phone calls, trying to join up and fight another war for America. \n\nMexicans, you see, never forget who their friends are, and neither do Americans.  That's why Cinco de Mayo is such a party -- A party that celebrates freedom and liberty.  There are two ideals which Mexicans and Americans have fought shoulder to shoulder to protect, ever since the 5th of May, 1862.  VIVA! el CINCO DE MAYO!!
418702
Ano Nuevo = New Years\nPasqua = Easter\nDia de dar Gracias = Thanksgiving\nNavidad = Christmas\nViernes Santo = Good Friday\nDia de Trabajadores = Labor Day\nCinco de Mayo = May 5th (Mexican Independence Day)\nDia de las Madres = Mother's day \nDia de los Padres = Father's Day\nDia de los Muertos = Halloween\nDia de San Valentin = Valentine's Day\nQuatro de Julio = 4th of July