STORM2K

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 11:29 am**

Anyone have plans for Cinco De Mayo?

I do.....working a DUI Roadblock 8-)

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 11:31 am**

No plans here. Will probably just celebrate by posting more posts on Off Topics..... :roll:

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 11:32 am**

Going to the cemetary, 5/5 is my mom's birthday have to stop and say happy birthday

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 11:37 am**

End of school year celebration. Everyone stay safe!

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 11:43 am**

will go either to Taos or Chaco Canyon!

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 12:20 pm**

I am American. I don't celebrate May 5 as a holiday.

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 12:25 pm**

I work until 9 p.m. But, still planning on going to the La Casa mexican restarant and celebrating! Gotta love those maragaritas! I went last year and had a blast!

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 12:31 pm**

JenBayles wrote:I am American. I don't celebrate May 5 as a holiday.

Do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Valentines? Mardi Gras? Catholic holidays!

May the 5th is the day the Mexicans overthrew the French armies which were occupying their country.

If someone in Canada who is fond of the United States decides to cook hamburgers on the 4th of July, does that dampen their patriotism?

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 12:36 pm**

kevin wrote:
JenBayles wrote:I am American. I don't celebrate May 5 as a holiday.

Do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Valentines? Mardi Gras? Catholic holidays!

May the 5th is the day the Mexicans overthrew the French armies which were occupying their country.

If someone in Canada who is fond of the United States decides to cook hamburgers on the 4th of July, does that dampen their patriotism?

Some here should travel to Buckingham Palace on July 4.

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 1:16 pm**

I forgot today was cinco de mayo...

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 1:18 pm**

fact789 wrote:I forgot today was cinco de mayo...

It's not today,it's tommorow May 5th.

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 1:20 pm**

its too close to the end of the school year to remember what day is what anymore. lol

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 1:22 pm**

Cinco de Mayo is just another excuse for us to go out and eat great Mexican food!

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 2:16 pm**

Going backpacking.

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 2:33 pm**

Mexico and the US are the only places were Cinco de Mayo is celebrated. I never heard about it in Cuba.

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 2:35 pm**

Isnt it celebrated in Spain?

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 3:22 pm**

Cinco De Mayo plans??

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My Cinco De Mayo plans

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 3:25 pm**

Well, there's your meal, Chad. What is everyone else going to eat?

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2007 3:52 pm**

Cinco de Mayo is not celebrated in Cuba or Spain since it's purely a Mexican celebration to commerate the victory of an untrained and outnumbered peasant militia over the French troops in the battle of Puebla (not the overthrow of Maximillian which occurred later). In Mexico, it's mainly a regional holiday and not widely celebrated and it is not Mexican Independence Day (which is September 16th). It is clebrated far more widely and vigorously in the US and has become a day to celebrate Mexican-American heritage and culture. In Border towns and cities with large Mexican-American populations (like Chicago and Los Angeles) it has become a genuine festival and in fact here in Sierra Vista it will be a three day celebration in the Park with vendors. food stands and a Carnival. Despite the problems with illegals, it's important to remember that there are many American citizens and legal immigrants of Mexican descent in this Country and like other immigrant group holidays in the past Cinco de Mayo has become an American Holiday and besides, it's a great reason to party!

Steve

Posted: **Sat May 05, 2007 7:02 am**

Viva Zapata!!!!!!