Day 284: Cinco De Mayo

While deployed, we find ways to keep ourselves either busy or entertained. We workout, watch movies, play sports, video games, and celebrate every holiday possible. In celebration of the most festive May holiday ever, Cinco De Mayo, we put together yet another 5K race! Here are some facts regarding Cinco De Mayo and some fun pictures themed to this Mexican holiday.

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a regional holiday in Mexico, primarily celebrated in the state of Puebla, with some limited recognition in other parts of Mexico. The holiday commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin. The outnumbered Mexicans defeated a much better-equipped French army that had not been defeated in almost 50 years.

While Cinco de Mayo has limited significance nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. A common misconception in the United States is that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day which actually is September 16 the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.

Love the Sombrero

Man I'm Beat!


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