Most Mexicans don't know what it is, for crying out loud !
How did this "holiday" happen ?
Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a holiday celebrated in the United States and primarily limited to the state of Puebla in Mexico.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference">[1]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-NatGeo_1-0" class="reference">[2]</sup> The holiday commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference">[3]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference">[4]</sup>
How did this "holiday" happen ?
Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a holiday celebrated in the United States and primarily limited to the state of Puebla in Mexico.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference">[1]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-NatGeo_1-0" class="reference">[2]</sup> The holiday commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference">[3]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference">[4]</sup>