Is Cinco de Mayo an official holiday in the United States? I was just wondering, because a friend of mine says it is, but I didn't think it really was.
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Is Cinco de Mayo an official holiday in the United States? I was just wondering, because a friend of mine says it is, but I didn't think it really was.
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Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a holiday held on May 5 that commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. It is celebrated primarily in the state of Puebla and in the United States. While Cinco de Mayo sees limited significance and celebration nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed nationwide in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day, the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.
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No, but it's still celebrated by a large percentage of the population.