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Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in Mexico, but not very widely. Oh, and it’s not their Independence Day—that’s September 16.
It’s the anniversary of a famous battle in Puebla, where on May 5, 1862, underdog Mexican forces defeated Napoleon III’s French troops. In the state of Puebla, and especially in the city of Puebla, you’ll see parades, speeches, and military reenactments on that day, but that’s about where Mexican celebrations stop.
Word reached Mexican-Americans in California soon after the battle, but celebrations in the United States remained localized until the 1980s, when alcohol companies started to promote the holiday.
Aniyah Blanda
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∙ 12y agoCinco de Mayo is mainly celebrated in the area of Puebla in Mexico. It commemorates Mexican forces winning the "Batalla de Puebla" against great odds in the French-Mexican War of 1861-1867. It demonstrated to the world that Mexico and all of Latin America were willing to defend themselves against foreign intervention.
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∙ 12y agoYes. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in Mexico, mainly in the area of Puebla. It was in that area where the Battle of Puebla was won by the Mexican forces in the French-Mexican War on May 5, 1862.
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∙ 12y agoYou dance, listen to music, have a parade, eat special food, and much more.
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∙ 13y agoIn Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is celebrated primarily in the state of Puebla.
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∙ 9y agoMost do not. Cinco de Mayo is not a major holiday in Mexico. It has been adopted in the US as an excuse to party.
Brianna Hutchins
cinco de mayo is an celebration for mexicans held on May 5. The holaday is made to represent the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla.
Maddysyn Clarkson
That's where it came from idiot
Anonymous
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in Mexico, but its actually more celebrated in America.
Anonymous
oh and the Aniyah Blanda is correct how I know is BECAUSE I DO RESERCH AND I KNOW IT.
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