http://hispanic.com/blogs/askahispanic/archive/2007/04/29/what-is-cinco-de-mayo-and-why-am-i-celebrating-this.aspx4/30/07- Cinco de Mayo, the holiday the U.S. remembers Hispanics are around...and then everybody goes out and has margaritas and/or nachos. We see ads in the paper with Hispanic foods on sale, restaurants create special menus, sales of tortillas, chips,enCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.1)http://hispanic.com/blogs/askahispanic/archive/2007/04/29/what-is-cinco-de-mayo-and-why-am-i-celebrating-this.aspx#701Wed, 02 May 2007 01:53:09 GMT77180eb2-0806-44a2-ad14-8b0cd0647dea:701Tasha<p>Great article! &nbsp;I learned something new. I think Americans just have no idea what Cinco de Mayo is all about. I myself knew that it was marketed for raking in the $$. I also heard that 5 of mayo was celebrated because of some small battle. Most people think that it is Mexico's independence! Thanks for clearing all the false notions! </p> http://hispanic.com/blogs/askahispanic/archive/2007/04/29/what-is-cinco-de-mayo-and-why-am-i-celebrating-this.aspx#706Wed, 02 May 2007 20:50:43 GMT77180eb2-0806-44a2-ad14-8b0cd0647dea:706Marquez G. de New Mexico<p>Interesting. </p> <p>I'm not Mexican, but Salvadoran, &amp; always wondered what all the fuss was about. &nbsp;I get it now, to some extent. &nbsp;I still think it's mostly an anglo-american holiday, -excuse for them to go get wasted--- like St. Patricks Day, and all those other made up -holiday card holidays.</p> <p>They want to celebrate our holidays, and they want us to wash their dishes, &amp; clean up for them in the bathrooms, but they can't be bothered to give us citizenship.</p> <p>Nice. &nbsp;Real classy.</p> <p>Marquez G.</p>