Cinco de Mayo.

Do I have an opinion about other people's country holidays? Do I know enough to overlook what other people in the same room have to say about their own holidays, independece days, Queen Victoria, boxing day or whatever?..... NOOOOOOOOO. -Por Diocito santo, noooo.-

Today in some place, I go every thursday, there were decorations about "Cinco de Mayo", some kid asked to the person that made the decorations about the festivity, and that person says it was Mexico's independence day!

Of Course, due to my purity and "mexicanism" of these days, I sayed -No, it is not Independence-, it is.....

Than, a woman started to talk about the issue, stepping over my own words, while I was explaining. (not a mexican, by the way).

The person I was talking to, gave the word again to me, asking me about the day. And than again this woman saying that in Mexico it is not even observed... That it is a "San Pedro little battle". - ¡JOLINES!- or Holennes ( for the english speakers).

Cinco de Mayo it is not Independece day, it is not San Pedro battle, it is a battle, that is true. When France invaded Mexico during the 1860's with a great army, a group of Mexican, indians and militars fought back and won that single battle with a little weapons, and poor training. All of that occurred in a place named PUEBLA.

In Mexico we know this event as the Puebla battle. And yes we observe the holiday, but of course not in proportions as independece, for that we have September 16th. In Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is special when we connect it with May first (Dia del Trabajo), so everybody enjoys a long weekend.

It is a mistery why, here in U.S, Cinco de Mayo is as St. Patrick's day. Somebody says it is a beer brand idea, other say, the U.S was so grateful that Mexico contained the French, during civil war , that they didn't had to be worried about France invading U.S and try to recover the territories sold to the States, even advancing into Quebec, and for that, here, in this country the celebration is grand.

Anyways, now with Cinco de Mayo, latin american people in the U.S., spanish speakers (I hate the hispanic term, this is another topic for discussion), may find a meaning to express their culture.... or maybe not. Argentinians may have another opinion.