Cinco de Mayo 2012: History, Facts and Recipes for Celebration

Cinco de Mayo is Saturday, May 5th, 2012. History, Facts and recipes for the Mexican holiday are below.What is Cinco de Mayo?Cinco de Mayo means the "fifth of May" in Spanish. Many Americans believe that Cinco...

'Machete' Cinco de Mayo Trailer Singles Out Arizona SB 1070

Machete Trailer Contains Cinco de Mayo Message for SB 1070 Machete, the action-exploitation flick starring Hollywood utility badass Danny Trejo, has a special Cinco de Mayo trailer, singling out Arizona's immigration...

Cinco de Mayo Becomes Report an Illegal Day After SB 1070

The National Socialist Movement Has Declared May 5, Cinco de Mayo, 'Report an Illegal Day' Thought by many to be a Neo-Nazi hate group, the National Socialist Movement has declared Cinco de Mayo to be 'Report an Illegal Day' and are even encouraging people to hand out copies...

Cinco De Mayo History: Not Just Mariachi And Mexican Recipes

Cinco De Mayo: A celebration of Mexican and Chicano Heritage Cinco De Mayo Background and History Cinco De Mayo means the fifth of May in Spanish. In Mexico, Cinco De May is primarily a regional holiday observed in...

Mexican Independence Day- September 16; Hispanic Heritage Month

September 16 (diez y seis de septiembre) is Mexican Independence Day, also known as El Grito de Dolores or El Grito de Independencia (the cry of independence) due to its inciting event. (We may as well learn...

Cinco De Mayo Parades Amidst Swine Flu Scare

Cinco de Mayo stands for the “fifth of May” in Spanish and commemorates the unlikely victory of the Mexican army in the Battle of Puebla with the better-equipped French army. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in...

Delicious Mexican Food Recipes to Celebrate Cinco De Mayo

Spanish for the 5th of May, Cinco De Mayo is a popular holiday in parts of Mexico and the United States, as well as wherever Mexican cuisine (whether authentic, Tex-Mex, fusion, or Mexican inspired) is known and...

It's Time to Stop Celebrating Cinco De Mayo!

Launched in 2006 as a somewhat-cheesy tongue-in-cheek merchandising gimmick (i.e., "Use mustard instead of mayonnaise"), the CINCO DE MUSTARD campaign has gotten "legs" and deserves serious consideration from Americans -- especially owners of restaurants, bars and other...

Is Celebration of Cinco de Mayo Appropriate?

On May 5, millions of Americans will celebrate Cinco de Mayo without really knowing what they’re celebrating. If, however, they knew the background of the holiday, I think Americans might opt to celebrate another holiday.What is Cinco de Mayo? For most, the holiday simply...

Cinco de Mayo!

"Today is Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican holiday marking the defeat of French invaders at the Battle of Puebla in 1862...""and not a bad excuse for a Sol or Corona for lunch either" RHK 

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