> Nobody I've ever known has been familiar with Cinco de Mayo. I've heard the term on TV before but never knew what it was, so I had to go on the Internet to find out. Oh, it sounds like an interesting part of history. I never had any idea that people actually *celebrated* it though. What do they do? Barbecues? Just get drunk and tell stupid jokes? Hmm. It sounds a bit like Mardi Gras. It seems to me that battle reinactments would be a tad more appropriate for the occasion.

Not really, at least not here in the San Joaquin Valley.

I attended a very majorly Hispanic elementary school 4th-6th grade, so we had annual Cinco de Mayo celebrations - festivals, per se. They were aimed at children, of course, but largely how I see it being celebrated is with a lot of Spanish music, lots of red, white, and green decorations, and basically games, fun, and socialization. We had some culture-awareness things like Mexican dances and stuff in the elementary school festivals, too.

*shrugs* War reenactments? No, not really. Barbeques and beer? Not that I've seen (at least not in my area).

I expect to be up until 11 o'clock tonight due to the music blaring next door. (Not to say I don't like the holiday; I have much enjoyed what I've experienced of its celebrations.)

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