Cinco de Mayo and Independence Day are not the same, though both celebrate Mexican military victories.
El Grito de Independencia is Mexico's Independence Day, which commemorates Mexico's independence from Spain on September 16, 1810 and is celebrated on September 16.
Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican victory against the French in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. It was fought during the French-Mexican War.
Cinco de Mayo is not a Mexican holiday. It originated in California during the 1860's and is a commemoration of the Battle of Puebla. A simple "Feliz Cinco de Mayo!" will do just fine or "Tenga un feliz Cinco de Mayo!" ("Have a happy 5th of May!") Cinco de Mayo is NOT the same as Mexican Independence Day, which takes place on September 16th and is also known as "El Grito de Dolores" ("The Shout of Dolores," referring to the cry of independence issued on that day in 1810 from the town of Dolores.)
Cinco the Mayo is not Mexico's Independence day, which is September 16.
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on May 5. It is a Mexican day of celebration for the Battle at Puebla.
Cinco de Mayo was the day in 1862 when the Mexican forces won an unlikely victory against the French at the Battle of Puebla in the French-Mexican War/
Cinco de Mayo is often mistaken for Mexico's Independence Day, which is September 16.
Cinco de Mayo is not bad. People might make bad choices in how they celebrate it, but the day itself is not bad.
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Cinco de Mayo, actually (May 5)
It depends on what country you live in. For Americans, it's the forth of July, Mexico celebrates Cinco de Mayo, or May the fifth.