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  • scottie
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2008
    • 5247
    #1

    Cinco de Mayo, I had no idea...

    that it's not Mexico's Independence Day:
    Contrary to widespread popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day, the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico, which occurs on September 16th.
    Cinco de Mayo - Wikipedia
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo
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    • Surfah
      Where's Wallace?
      • Nov 2008
      • 33726
      #2
      Originally posted by scottie View Post
      that it's not Mexico's Independence Day:

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo
      Gringo.
      "Nobody listens to Turtle."
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        • scottie
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2008
          • 5247
          #3
          Originally posted by Surfah View Post
          Gringo.
          Indeedo.

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            • il Padrino Ute
              Junior Member
              • Nov 2008
              • 19161
              #4
              My understanding is that May 5th is a regional holiday in the state of Puebla that celebrates a victory of the Mexican Army over (who else?) France. Corona Beer jumped all over it many years ago as a marketing campaign that has fooled gringos all across the US.
              "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill


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                • NorthwestUteFan
                  אלוף
                  • Oct 2010
                  • 3384
                  #5
                  No kidding. We should all celebrate the anniversary of the Mexican army beating the Frenchies.

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                    • SuperGabers
                      aka... UtahDan's Wifey
                      • May 2009
                      • 2182
                      #6
                      It's not? Then what? Just an excuse to drink like an ass and act like one?

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                        • il Padrino Ute
                          Junior Member
                          • Nov 2008
                          • 19161
                          #7
                          Originally posted by SuperGabers View Post
                          It's not? Then what? Just an excuse to drink like an ass and act like one?
                          Pretty much.
                          "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill


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                            • Surfah
                              Where's Wallace?
                              • Nov 2008
                              • 33726
                              #8
                              Originally posted by SuperGabers View Post
                              It's not? Then what? Just an excuse to drink like an ass and act like one?
                              St. Patrick's Day is a religious holiday?
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                                • NorthwestUteFan
                                  אלוף
                                  • Oct 2010
                                  • 3384
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Surfah View Post
                                  St. Patrick's Day is a religious holiday?
                                  I thought it was a gay holiday.? Parades, feather boas, whistles, speedos, leather straps, and all.

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                                    • BigPiney
                                      Huge Member
                                      • Nov 2008
                                      • 12389
                                      #10
                                      Who hasn't beaten the French?

                                      Leave to the Mexicans to celebrate that.

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                                        • Solon
                                          Lost in the flood
                                          • Nov 2008
                                          • 5747
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by BigPiney View Post
                                          Who hasn't beaten the French?

                                          Leave to the Mexicans to celebrate that.
                                          In France's defense, there was a Napoleon running the show.

                                          Unfortunately, it was Napoleon III.
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                                            • pellegrino
                                              miserere me
                                              • Jan 2009
                                              • 12100
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by Surfah View Post
                                              St. Patrick's Day is a religious holiday?
                                              in Ireland it is.
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                                                • Jacob
                                                  Junior Member
                                                  • Oct 2009
                                                  • 6801
                                                  #13
                                                  The surprise to me was that they don't even acknowledge this "holiday" in most of Mexico. In Born in East L.A., Cheech and another Mexican, after illegally crossing the border:

                                                  http://youtu.be/KGJl_nruI0g


                                                  <iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KGJl_nruI0g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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                                                    • falafel
                                                      loves to talk on things
                                                      • Mar 2009
                                                      • 38021
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Jacob View Post
                                                      The surprise to me was that they don't even acknowledge this "holiday" in most of Mexico. In Born in East L.A., Cheech and another Mexican, after illegally crossing the border:

                                                      http://youtu.be/KGJl_nruI0g


                                                      <iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KGJl_nruI0g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
                                                      Yeah, this is basically an American holiday. Mexicans in the U.S. don't really celebrate it much. Sept. 16, on the other hand, causes them to drape mexican flags all over their cars and drag up and down main street.
                                                      Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

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                                                        • Surfah
                                                          Where's Wallace?
                                                          • Nov 2008
                                                          • 33726
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by pellegrino View Post
                                                          in Ireland it is.
                                                          I know.
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