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Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 7 May 25

Did you know that Cinco de Mayo’s first known celebration was in Columbia California on May 05 1862 when Mexican troops were victorious in invading French Forces during the battle of Puebla! This weekend I attended and...

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Penzeys is giving away the store today!

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127159) • United States 5 May 24

A couple of years ago Penzeys was going crazy with giveaways and sales to protest the awful stuff the Trump administration was doing. As someone who cooks all the time I took advantage of the great offers to the point where my...

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Cino de Mayo

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (91126) • United States 5 May 23

Happy Friday Everyone! guess what...it isn't raining (yet). Still no sunshine but it doesn't seem as dismal as it's been. The weekend looks nice and I'll be happy to see the sun. I'm hoping to get out and do something if the...

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If You Celebrated Cinco De Mayo, How Did you Celebrate?

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28954) • Canada 8 May 22

Hubby and I decided that rather than going out this year, we wanted to celebrate here at home. We used to live in Arizona, so Cinco De Mayo is nothing new to us. We kept it light this year. We ordered some "naked burritos"...

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Cinco De Mayo and Columbia’s Connection

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 5 May 21

Did you know that our little corner of the world was the first to celebrate Cinco De Mayo? They celebrated the Mexican armies victory in the Battle of Puebla three weeks after the...

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Foods A-Z - G is for Guacamole

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222527) • United States 10 May 20

I decided upon guacamole for "g" because I know so many members enjoy this tasty dish (except for me!). Guacamole is an avocado-based dip, spread or salad which was first developed in Mexico. The Aztec dialect version of...

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May 5, 2020 - What happened on that day?

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222527) • United States 5 May 20

National Teachers Day - Give our teachers kudos for teaching under such challenging conditions. Cinco de Mayo 1964 - The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day. 1973 - Secretariat wins the Kentucky Derby is an as-yet...

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So, Sounds Like No One Is Celebrating Cinco De Mayo

Go Crossbones @crossbones27 (52934) • Mojave, California 5 May 19

Thanks Trump, Remember when everyone was saying Thanks Obama. Hey big holiday normally for our Mexican brothers and sisters. I actually forgot about the holiday. Brother and sister brought it up because they were...

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May 5 - Let's discuss what happened on this date

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222527) • United States 5 May 19

1862 - Cinco de Mayo - is observed to commemorate the Mexican army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla. 1942 - Tammy Wynette (Virginia Wynette Pugh) a country music singer/songwriter and guitarist was born....

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Celebrating Cinco De Mayo

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28954) • Canada 6 May 18

For several years my husband lived in Arizona, among Mexicans. Cinco De Mayo was celebrated by all who lived in his area, regardless of heritage. This was a tradition he introduced to me when I moved there 11 years ago, and one we...

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Cinco de Mayo Dinner.

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 5 May 17

Tonight in honor of Cinco de Mayo, we are having chicken soft tacos. I also made some sangria. So I will be partaking in a couple sangria spritzers. I have gotten in the habit of doing themed dinners for Holidays. On St...

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How are you celebrating Cinco de Mayo

Joanie @Freelanzer (10782) • Canada 5 May 17

Cinco de Mayo or the Fifth of May is celebrated today. While it began in Mexico to commemorate the Mexican army's victory over the French it has evolved to become a huge event especially in the U.S. Today Cinco de Mayo is a...

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Five de Mayo?

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 4 May 17

Several years ago, I lived in Kennett Square, which is the Mushroom Capital of the World. It has a large Hispanic population, a lot of them working on the mushroom farms. Anyway, I moved there during the summer, and late the...

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$1 Street Tacos for Cinco De Mayo - Where's the Guac tho?

Michelle @infatuatedbby (94909) • United States 5 May 16

Today is May 5th aka Cinco De Mayo - Today at my local Whole Foods - they were selling $1 Street Tacos - your choice of carne asada or chicken! I ordered 3 carne asada tacos but where's the guacamole? I asked the man, wheres the...

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Angela @angtobeheard (276) • United States 5 May 16

What are yall doing tonight for Cinco De Mayo? My night insists of a nice bath and watching TV till I fall asleep. I know you are jealous. Back in the day, I used to celebrate. But having children, has definitely changed me. What...

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Cinco de Mayo, anyone got drunk?

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 7 May 12

We did celebrate cinco de mayo at my work place, but we only get together and have a big festivity. We had steak burrito; chicken burrito; and veggie burrito; some tacos and salad, and also cake for the dessert. At the weekend,...

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Cinco De Mayo is for White people?

Noseclams @Noseclams (149) • United States 4 May 12

My friend, who is Mexican, told me that real mexican's don't celebrate Cinco de Mayo, and that's just something white people in America like to do. Does anyone know if that true or not? I just assumed it was a holiday in Mexico...

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Is wearing the US Flag on Cinco de Mayo disrespectful?

3SnuggleBunnies @3SnuggleBunnies (16374) • United States 26 Jul 10

I had gotten a FWD today and this piece of news was mentioned about some high school students punished for wearing the US flag motif on Cinco de Mayo. I was thinking why? So I had to check it out! This is the article I found......

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Teaching moment squandered

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 19 May 10

Here I am, venturing into the political arena again... A lot of you have already read about and commented on the incident where some students came to school on Cinco de Mayo wearing an American flag on their shirts. They were...

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So, how Cinco de Mayo started?

clorissa123 @clorissa123 (4926) • United States 5 May 09

I only knew that Cinco de mayo is originated from Mexico. During May 5th, most Mexicans fancy a drink or two for that special holiday. But I really don't know much history about this holiday, how does Cinco de Mayo started?

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