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Efforts to End Cinco De Mayo Festivities Continue

April 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Efforts to convince Americans to celebrate CINCO DE MUSTARD — instead of Cinco De Mayo — continue despite a government public relations counter-effort that surfaced today in the form of a news release issued by the U.S. Census Bureau:

Cinco de Mayo celebrates the legendary Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, in which a Mexican [...]

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Is Celebration of Cinco de Mayo Appropriate?

March 7th, 2008 · 10 Comments

On May 5, millions of Americans will celebrate Cinco de Mayo without really knowing what they’re celebrating. If, however, they knew the background of the holiday, I think Americans might opt to celebrate another holiday.
What is Cinco de Mayo? For most, the holiday simply represents an opportunity to smack a pinata, dine [...]

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