I had a little fun with this one. It’s not technically a regular installment of Fiddle Tune a Day, but you are getting a Cinco de Mayo Greeting from me anyway!
You are receiving this video because someone wants you to have a happy Cinco De Mayo!
Cinco de Mayo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Mexican Independence Day, which occurs on September 16.
Cinco de Mayo
Battle of Puebla
Observed by
US Americans, mixed nationality;
citizens of Puebla, Puebla
Type Multinational
Date May 5, 1862
Observances
Celebration in the United States of Mexican-American culture and experiences. Only somewhat celebrated in Mexico.
Food, music, folkloric dancing
Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “fifth of May”) is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated nationwide in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El Día de la Batalla de Puebla (English: The Day of the Battle of Puebla).[5][6][7] The date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride,[8] and to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War.[9] In the state of Puebla, the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.[2][10] Contrary to widespread popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day—the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico—which is actually celebrated on September 16.
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