As American readers probably know, today is May 5th, also known in California and other Southern States as Cinco de Mayo...
For a few years now I've been celebrating this day eating fajitas and drinking tequila, just like every non-Irish person celebrates St Patrick's day drinking gallons of beer. And although I've wondered what we were celebrating exactly, I've never really bothered to ask or search. Until today.
I realized, much to my dismay, that Cinco de Mayo celebrated a battle. Not just any battle. The battle of Puebla, on May 5th 1862, when the Mexicans defeated the French... :( Suddenly I've lost my thirst for tequila...
However, although we've lost this battle, we won the war, and France occupied Mexico for a few years (why weren't we ever taught that at school? it's awesome!), until Abe decided he wouldn't mind his own business and kicked us out of USLaborLand . So I choose to keep on celebrating Cinco de Mayo, except unlike Mexicans, I'll celebrate the French occupation of Mexico!
For more exciting info on Cinco de Mayo, click here.
For a few years now I've been celebrating this day eating fajitas and drinking tequila, just like every non-Irish person celebrates St Patrick's day drinking gallons of beer. And although I've wondered what we were celebrating exactly, I've never really bothered to ask or search. Until today.
I realized, much to my dismay, that Cinco de Mayo celebrated a battle. Not just any battle. The battle of Puebla, on May 5th 1862, when the Mexicans defeated the French... :( Suddenly I've lost my thirst for tequila...
However, although we've lost this battle, we won the war, and France occupied Mexico for a few years (why weren't we ever taught that at school? it's awesome!), until Abe decided he wouldn't mind his own business and kicked us out of USLaborLand . So I choose to keep on celebrating Cinco de Mayo, except unlike Mexicans, I'll celebrate the French occupation of Mexico!
For more exciting info on Cinco de Mayo, click here.
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