Originally Posted By mstaft .. on my blog today. Happy Cinco de Mayo! Margaritas for all! www.insightsandsounds.blogspot.com Mark
Originally Posted By fkurucz Being that 5 de Mayo is a non-holiday in Mexico, I hope not. My employer, large multinational, offers its employees in Mexico the following paid holidays: New Years Day Constitution day (Feb 4) Benito Juarez birthday (March 21) Holy Thursday and Good Friday (moveable) Labor day (May 1) Independence day (Sept 16) Revolution Day (Nov 17) Christmas Eve and Day Cinco de Mayo? Not a holiday. As a former chilango (resident of Mexico City) I have always been puzzled by all the fuss that is made over this non-holiday in the US.
Originally Posted By fkurucz An analogy would be if the American expat community in Mexico went all out on Groundhog day.
Originally Posted By fkurucz Just for fun I went to www.eluniversal.com.mx, Mexico's newspaper of record and search if there were any articles regarding 5 de Mayo. The was only one, an editorial from Hispanic Link News Service where a Mexican-American journalist makes a case for celebrating "El Cinco". Otherwise .... nothing.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Agreed. Same thing with St Patrick's Day - largely ignored over here in the UK unless you are an alcoholic. Yet it is huge in the US (then again there are more Irish decendents in the US then there are in Ireland!)
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Cinco de Mayo, Arbor Day, Armed Forces Day, Secretary's day, Daylight Savings...who cares if it's a real holiday as long as I get a second margarita!
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Cinco de Mayo, Arbor Day, Armed Forces Day, Secretary's day, Daylight Savings...who cares if it's a real holiday as long as I get a second margarita!<< Since when does anyone need an "excuse" to do that?
