I never understood why a random battle when the French tried to invade Mexico is celebrated by Americans. Of course, Mexico gained independence from Spain in September, not May.
I never understood why a random battle when the French tried to invade Mexico is celebrated by Americans. Of course, Mexico gained independence from Spain in September, not May.
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To get drunk
It’s an excuse to get drunk
It’s fun
I think it’s because we love margaritas.
Margaritas.
Because we love any excuse to eat and drink an unwise amount.
Same reason we celebrate St. Patrick’s day – day drinking.
Because we like margaritas and tacos.
Tacos and beer, essentially
Sane reason we celebrate st Patrick’s day 🍻
Because Mexico is our neighbor. We’re amigos, as they say. And we love a good holiday that gives us an excuse to eat Mexican food.
It’s been turned into Mexican St. Patrick’s Day by beer companies
Honestly probably an excuse just to get drunk on a weekday when it doesn’t fall on a weekend
People, not just Americans, are generally happy to have an excuse to drink and party.
American and Mexican culture has a lot of overlap due to how many Mexican Americans there are and the fact that we’re neighbors. But mostly, tacos and margaritas.
Because we borrow all the fun holidays from sig ificsnt demographic blocks that move here, add silly dollar store accessories, get hammered and use it as an excuse to boost sales at themed restaurants
Because fuck the French……..and Margaritas.
Tacos and tequila. It makes for a good day.
Because it has been celebrated by Mexican communities in California for decades.
Same reason we celebrate St Patty’s Day and a host of others – immigration gives us more reasons to party.
*That’s a good campaign slogan lol
I wouldn’t celebrate it myself, but my neighbors are from Mexico and always invite me over for a great fucking time.
Well apart from the excuse to Party, In Texas, the Tejano communities use it as a way to celebrate their cultural heritage.
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Because why not? It’s fun
Most Americans like to party. Give them a theme and they’re off and running with it!
Cinco de Mayo is an American holiday. It was first celebrated in California, as a way to honor the Mexican-American shared heritage and an expression of unity during the Civil War.
I believe in your ability to google!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo#United_States
Activists in California originally used it as a day to highlight Mexican-American contributions and then it became more wide spread via marketing campaigns from alcohol companies. Similar, trajectory as St. Patrick’s Day.
From what I remember Cinco de Mayo being a holiday that’s celebrated in the US came out of the Chicano Pride movement in the 70s. It was a celebration of Mexican American culture and over the years since Mexican food is delicious it became an excuse for everyone, Mexican descended or not to partake in tacos and margaritas.
In recent years it’s gotten a reputation as St. Patrick’s Day-lite where a bunch of white people use it as an excuse to get drunk but it is still celebrated in the Mexican American community. Where I live there’s parades and parties.
Americans like to celebrate ethnic holidays that involve food and alcohol. We can feel proud of our national diversity while getting drunk.
I mean, I’m not Catholic but I still celebrate Mardi Gras. We like to party I guess.
There’s no such thing as a bad reason to have a party. I hereby invite you and your countrymen to celebrate 4th of July, Juneteenth, Thanksgiving, and President’s Day.
Because it’s a popular Mexican holiday, Mexico is a close geographic neighbor, many Americans are of Mexican descent, and we have many Mexican nationals living in the United States.
Cinco de Mayo is not a national holiday in the U.S. though. It’s more of a “fun” cultural holiday that lots of folks simply enjoy celebrating – sometimes for reasons as simple as enjoying tacos or margaritas. It’s not dissimilar from our (Americans broadly) wide celebration of St. Patrick’s Day despite Christianity’s arrival on Ireland’s shores not being a thing that Americans really care about.
We are a nation of many cultures, backgrounds and traditions. Usually, celebrations are about ethnic pride, which is why we Irish Americans celebrate St Patricks Day harder than in Ireland. We like to party.
Americans love a good taco and especially a good marg.
Tacos, margaritas, cervezas, celebration. What’s not to love? We do the same thing for St. Patrick’s Day, just swap it out for corned beef and cabbage, green beer, and Irish Whiskey.
Same reason some people around here celebrate Syttende Mai. Our heritage.
I think that a large part of it is the fact that the US doesn’t have enough holidays that are designated simply for relaxing and having a good time. Most of the official ones are either religious, or government ones that over the years have been taken over by the conservative right wing to be used as military worship, especially in recent decades. There just aren’t enough where its considered totally ok, or even expected, for people to let their hair down and get drunk and have fun. Its my understanding that in many other countries, those kinds of days are a lot more common.
If you don’t live in America you don’t realize that Mexican Americans are a large part of our population and their culture is a large part of our countries culture. Also I’m pretty sure it’s an American holiday anyways
Beer
It’s just another chance to eat chips and drink beer. 🫠
Alcohol
Many Americans love an excuse to have fun.
The same reason we “celebrate” St. Patrick’s Day. Except with arguably better food.
Because Tacos and Margaritas are good as fuck. Americans love eating and drinking
Because tacos are involved.
$1.00 margaritas.
Tacos, Corona, and Tequila.
And a reason to yell “CINCOOOOOOO!!!!” (or so I’ve been told.)
We think Mexico is cool
Excuse to have tacos and margaritas on a Monday
I think it just gives some of us a reason to drink and if we have Mexican friends even more of a reason to parrrttyyy lmao
Same as St. Patrick’s Day. The cultural significance is very important to a lot of people. A lot of others use it as a reason to drink.
Because Mexico and Mexicans are awesome. Fun culture; who doesn’t like tacos and margs?
Cause we likw tex-mex and margaritas
A good excuse to have tacos is always celebrated
Why not.
Any excuse for a party.
Any reason to party is all that’s needed to steal or even make up cultural events. More St. Patrick’s here than Ireland.
TEQUILA!
We’re tryna drink beer and eat tacos man
Our people just like to party for any reason, especially with alcohol involved
People like to get drunk and eat tacos. If anything can be celebrated and used as an excuse to drink and eat.. it will be
Tequila
Americans celebrate everything. We are everyone and everywhere.
Tacos and margaritas. Enough said
It’s a commercial excuse to drink.
The Battle of Puebla, if won by the French, could have had profound negative effects for the US Civil War. The French could have supplied the Confederacy via Mexico without challenging the Union blockade.
In some ways it IS a bigger deal in US history then Mexican history and it’s appropriate for Americans to celebrate the Mexicans who died fighting there for Mexico and, indirectly, for the US.
I live in a predominantly Hispanic community, cinco de mayo is an integral part of everyone’s culture here. We have festivals, parades, and all sorts of celebrations. I appreciate it from a cultural standpoint but I also just enjoy an excuse to gorge myself on incredible food and beverages.
Its a holiday that celebrates with delicious Mexican food and Margaritas. Why wouldn’t we?
Have you ever tasted guacamole? If you had, you wouldn’t be asking this question