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A Little Victory: Celebrating Mexican Culture
"On Cinco de Mayo, everybody’s Latino.”
As a small kid growing up in and around Houston, I assumed the whole world celebrated Cinco de Mayo. It was a day to eat good food, see colorful outfits and decorations and listen to mariachi music. As I got older, I realized that in most areas it was mostly celebrated in bars and Tex-Mex restaurants—if at all. I think that's kind of unfortunate. Sure, the holiday is barely recognized in most of Mexico. Here in the States, it is often erroneously taken for Mexican Independence Day, which is actually a significant holiday celebrated every Sept. 16. Despite the confusion, I think that the original Cinco de Mayo story is a pretty neat one. After Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, the country was in economic and political …
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