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Let's Drink Up! The Mexican's Kicked France's Ass
Why do we celebrate Cinco de Mayo here in the USA? This question has spoofed Americans for many years. Is it because the Mexican population has swelled due to the lack of border security. Is it just another Hallmark greeting card day: "We're so glad you came. My lawn has never looked so good". "Because you're here my restaurant has profited. Now get back into the kitchen". Maybe we need some justification to get drunk after work, something many of us do anyway. Ponder you may, Cinco de Mayo is not an American holiday.
Now for the history:
Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "5th of May") is primarily a regional and not an obligatory federal holiday in Mexico. The holiday commemorates an initial victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín over French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Although the Mexican army was victorious over the French at Puebla, the victory only delayed the French invasion of Mexico City; a year later, the French occupied Mexico. The French occupying forces placed Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico on the throne of Mexico. The French were eventually defeated and expelled in 1867. Maximilian was executed by President Benito Juarez, five years after the Battle of Puebla.
Do they celebrate Cinco de Mayo in France? There are 16 official holidays in France in 2008. Cinco is not on the list. Should they celebrate? They did invade Mexico and occupy from 1862 to 1867. Think of all the fun they must have had during those years. Shouldn't they want to reminisce. Well, maybe not as Mexico most likely didn't provide them with high quality wine. Horse and frog were not popular menu items either.
Here in America many of our own holidays are forgotten such as Veteran's day, VE-Day, VJ-Day, D-Day, Flag Day, Pearl Harbor Day. We've combined and moved holidays around for our own convenience. President's Day could now insinuate the celebration of our favorite fellow, Willy Clinton instead of Washington and Lincoln. Big Box retail stores will flaunt big sales and take in windfall profits during Memorial Day celebrating:
WW2: 416,800 Millitary Deaths.
WW1: 116,708 Millitary Deaths.
Vietnam War: 58,217 Military Deaths.
Korean War: 36,940 Millitary Deaths.
Not counting the many wounded and civilians deaths.
So celebrate a Mexican holiday if you must. Those dead soldiers you fail to remember and honor gave you the right to do so freely. But don't feel too guilty. The Mexicans did kick France's ass.
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21 comments
AARRRRRRRRRRIIBA!!!!
anyways cinco de mayo is not even big in mexico the only reason why american celebrate is it s be because thanks to the mexicans maximilian was somehow defeated and unable to also invade America...so learn more.
Looks like the The mexicans popultion is going to be half next year, after the pig flu. Cleans up the mess. That means only half as many trying to get into the USA!
That is something they have the pig flu. They are such nice clean people. A mexican fresh off the boat. You could plant seeds on their elbows the dirt is so deep. Oh, am I talking about someones madre.
But, Its all good.
No tourist income,
No money thier brother sends- no work
No free walking the streets, drug war picks up speed, all cops sick
No government/health care in 8 weeks
The Mexican Government WILL FALL!
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I would just like to take a minute and thank Pres. Obama THANK YOU.
He permited all the Illegal mexicans not to be deported, and stay here.
Them mexicans toke my 2 boys jobs and the boys got layed off.
Best thing ever happen! First they had a weed wack business. Got the money just didn't pay the mexicans,.. too funny. That only works for a little while.
Now, they are doing better than they ever did working.
They get up each morning early to watch where the mexicans go to work/what time they get off work. Where they cash their check (most get cash).
What way they walk home. The are like robots same thing every day. Too easy.
Then on friday night my boys get some friends and go rob them on the way home!
Killer huh! They can't call the cops. Hell, they robbed one fool 2 weeks in a row! He may have relocated.
My boys have money and are doing just great. They even toke a class of Spanish to get the denairo :-). Our family is like the way it was in the 50's. Just one big happy family. Get to sit down together every night over diner. Compare our thought about the business. My boys work hard all week, followin
casein, timing... and we have a party all weekend.
I'm so proud of my boys!
We use to fight with the black guys. We all get along great now, just split the east side, and west side.
Obama please don't send the mexicans home! we need them
So any mexicans need work.
Send em all down to western Pennsylvania
they all can work here!!
now go and have a burrito and a corona ....both are not mexican!
We are so glad you have decided to make English a second language. Now we can just keep using Spanish and never have to worry about learning English!!
We, the citizens of this great country, need to change the laws and stop giving it all away to any joker that walks, flys or floats to the US.
WE HAVE THE POWER...not the politicians.
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