What's with cinco de mayo

[jtval 0]

I'm sure this will get heated and thorwninto SC but just for fun I pose this question.



what if all the LEGAL citizen protested any compnay who hired ILLEGAL citizens?

the best day to do that would be today, no?

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I'm sure this will get heated and thorwninto SC but just for fun I pose this question.



what if all the LEGAL citizen protested any compnay who hired ILLEGAL citizens?

the best day to do that would be today, no?

Yes - I wish it worked like that.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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[skymama 37]

I'm not even waiting. Here it goes!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[NWFlyer 2]

What if everyone who came to Bonfire today started (or bumped) a thread on Cinco de Mayo?

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[jtval 0]

HAHA! thanks Andrea.
I try not to post in SC since it usually melts down pretty quickly. I fugured there may be a few luke warm replies before the flames kicked up

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[TheAnvil 0]

Today is a day that tequila drinking is promoted and encouraged.

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[GARYC24 3]

May 5 is not a day to commemorate Mexican Independence Day, as is commonly believed. Rather, September 16 is the celebration marking Mexican independence, while May 5 commemorates another battle entirely: a victory by a ragtag Mexican army over a formidable French invasion.

To understand the significance of Cinco de Mayo, it's important to look at the events leading up to this infamous battle. First of all, the French had occupied Mexico after the Mexican-American war of 1846-48, so the French Emperor already figured he wanted Mexico for his own. Because of the Mexican-American war, plus various civil wars within Mexico itself, the country was in a financial crisis. President Benito Juarez issued a moratorium to suspend all foreign debt payments for two years. Well, England, France and Spain refused to accept this, and instead decided to invade Mexico in order to get what was owed to them.

England and Spain eventually withdrew from Mexico after reaching financial deals, but France refused to leave, instead using the military campaign to try and install a French emperor in Mexico. On May 5, 1862 a large French battalion marched on the town of Puebla, expecting little to no resistance. However, under the direction of Texas-born General Zaragosa (he was born there when Texas was still part of Mexico), a smaller group of 5,000 Mestizo and Zapotec Indians lay in wait for the enemy troops. Utilizing Zaragosa's guerrilla tactics and a well-trained cavalry, the French troops were soundly defeated, and the "Batalla de Puebla" (as it was originally called) became a symbol of unity and Mexican patriotism.

While the battle was won at Puebla, the French did return with a larger army and conquered Mexico in 1863, occupying the country until 1867. But this did nothing to diminish the significance of Cinco de Mayo. Today, the holiday is celebrated more widely in the United States than Mexico (especially in the southwestern U.S.), with parades, dancing, mariachi bands and traditional Mexican foods.

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Very nice avatar!


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