why do we celebrate cinco de mayo in America? This isn’t Mexico. Do they celebrate Canadian holidays up North?
Question by bucky77015: why do we celebrate cinco de mayo in America? This isn’t Mexico. Do they celebrate Canadian holidays up North?
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Answer by toad_stool357
what about St. Patties day?
it’s irish, and actually quite a religiouse holiday that we slaughtered.
At least Cinco De Mayo still has it’s culture
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Americans like to drink. Just another excuse.
any excuse to sell beer
quit complaning, and have a taco….
and I agree with the 1st post.. we dont live in Ireland, but I’m sure you celebrate St. Patricks Day… dont you Einstein??
I enjoyed your little racist email you sent me, bucky770…haven’t laughed that hard in like 5 minutes…….
It’s an excuse to drink, plain and simple. If there was a national day of drinking in Canada, we would celebrate that, too.
An excuse to drink, genius.
Well, I imagine you don’t have to celebrate it.
Mexican Americans celebrate it because it’s tradition. Just as many jewish people, asians, whathave you, celebrate holidays or certain days because it’s there tradition.
But you don’t have to.
I have a unique idea. Don’t celebrate it.
it’s pretty much a drinking holiday. businesses don’t recognize it and unless there are alot of mexicans in an area you don’t have ceremonies. just put on a sombrero say hola! and you can drink your self silly. i don’t, but that’s the main reason it’s celebrated here…
Any excuse to party is great!
It brings families and or friends together.
Hey, ju no to make fun ob mexican holiday, man. Das not cool. Mexico gib you muy mucho bueno tings. Like Corona. And tequila. And Salma Hayak.
ethnic holidays are celebrated throughout America.
Plus, its great to remember that the French can be defeated even by dirty and poor farmers, because as we all know, the FRENCH SUCK!
People in Ohio Celebrate Canadian Independance day. Not.
If we should have A holiday for Heavy smokeing. We have got one for( Gluttony Thanksgiving)- (Greed Christmas)-(Sex-Valentines day) ( Paganism Halloween) Pretty Much breaking all the Commandments all we need now Is Homosexual Day Better not give them any ideas they might take it THE SPANISH COLONIZED Mexico. THE FRENCH COLONISED CANADA HENCE mexican speak espaniol
Because America is being over ran by Mexicans. And our Government doesnt give a s-h- i- t.
Cause it’s fun! Yaaay, fun! I can just see you at a fiesta on that particular Saturday, everyone playing horseshoes, eating tacos, and drinking Dos Equis. Then you start quiz showing people. “Stop it! Why are you doing this!? This isn’t American!! Your not Mexican! Put that taco down!” Party pooper.
Canadian Day? That would be cool too!! We could play air hockey and drink Molson all day! Ohh, or pin the tail on the moose! Ya!
It’ not a legal US holiday (not recognized by the gov’t I mean, like some holidays), so we don’t technically celebrate it. It’s just another really good excuse to party and for restaurants and bars to part you from your money. Just because advertisers throw it in your face doesn’t mean you have to buy into it.
You’d think this was a big holiday in Mexico, but it isn’t. Dies es Sez (or some such) is their Independence Day in September. It’s big there, like our 4th of July. No one knows why the beer companies latched onto cinco de mayo.
Just an excuse to eat Mexican food and drink beer. It’s not even a big holiday in Mexico unless you live in Pueblo. It was to celebrate the defeat of the French in Pueblo, which was short lived. Their real independence day is September 16, which isn’t as widely celebrated in the US.
Just eat, drink, and be merry! I celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, and I’m not Irish!
“Cinco De Mayo” is a “cultural holiday” in The United States celebrated primarily by those of Hispanic (Mexican) ancestry, much the same way as “Saint Patrick’s Day” is celebrated in The United States culturally by those of European (Irish) ancestry. “Cinco De Mayo” is a “national holiday” in Mexico -and- “Saint Patrick’s Day” is a “national holiday” in Ireland. I am not sure about the holidays celebrated in Canada as I have not lived there and it has been more than 20 years since I have been there.
Several reasons, most of them due to economics. Mexican immigrants are probably our largest “minority” presence in the US, especially in the nearby Southwestern states, including Nevada where they have public fiestas where Mexican crafts and beers can be sold. Brings a lot of tourists to our gambling state where we also have a yearly Celtic festival, Chinese New Year when we are lucky enough to get the Dragon Dancers from San Francisco up here Have you seen the latest Corona ad on tv? Shows a pub supposedly in Ireland and when you get inside the door after being told “this is how we celebrate our favorite holiday,” the patrons are all wearing sombreros and serapes and guess what is being served. It aint Bushmill’s, baby and you can bet Corona paid a lot of Irish actors and one clever writer for that one. If you like or aren’t familiar with Mexican music and dance, these things can be a source of cultural exchange. It’s a party, dude!
By the way, Reno also celebrates Canada Day and Canadian Thanksgiving for the same reasons as we welcome our Canadian visitors as well.
The Mexicans killed Maximillian .I’ll drink to that! The Canadians are such Socialists…Do they even have any holidays except ”Doug and Bob” day?Eh?