#mexican holiday

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Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "Fifth of May") is a yearly celebration held on May 05, which commemorates the anniversary of Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza. It is observed by Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and people of non-Mexican heritage. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated with parades, food, music, folkloric dancing, and battle reenactments.

Cinco de Mayo parade in Orizaba, Veracruz, 2017

More popular in the United States than Mexico, Cinco de Mayo has become associated with the celebration of Mexican-American culture. Celebrations began in California, where they have been observed annually since 1863. The day gained nationwide popularity beyond those of Mexican-American heritage in the 1980s due to advertising campaigns by beer, wine, and tequila companies; today, Cinco de Mayo generates beer sales on par with the Super Bowl. In Mexico, the commemoration of the battle continues to be mostly ceremonial, such as through military parades or battle reenactments. The city of Puebla marks the event with various festivals and reenactments of the battle.

Cinco de Mayo dancers in Washington D.C.

Many people outside Mexico mistakenly believe that Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican independence, which was declared more than 50 years before the Battle of Puebla.

Cinco de Mayo celebration in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Cinco de Mayo dancers

[alwaysbewoke]

—Did you know that Juneteenth is also celebrated in a part of Mexico? Nacimiento Mexico was once home to thousands who escaped slavery in the US. As many as 10,000 slaves followed a clandestine Southern Underground Railroad to Mexico. —To date, many Black Mexicans from the Texas area retrace a portion of the same route their African American ancestors followed in 1850 when they escaped slavery. —Descendants of slaves who escaped across the southern border observe Texas’s emancipation holiday with their own unique traditions in the village of Nacimiento. —Slave hunters would patrol the southern border for escapees, led by the Texas Rangers but the Mexican army would be there waiting for them (the slave hunters) to turn them away.

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[frombehindthepen]

Feliz Cinco de Mayo, Mis Amigos

Feliz Cinco de Mayo, Mis Amigos #CincoDeMayo #MexicanCulture #MexicanFestival #CincoDeMayoFestival

Image Credit: Brian Wegman ¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo, mis amigos! Happy Cinco de Mayo, my friends! Image Credit: TheDigitalArtist Image Credit: Aldair Nuñez Image Credit: Los Muertos Crew Image Credit: RODNAE Productions Image Credit: Eduardo López Image Credit: Charlie Harris Image Credit: RODNAE Productions Image Credit: Linnaea Mallette

[johnnydany]

Funny Cinco De Mayo Mexican Guitar Cactus T-Shirt

Get yours now: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/42986203-funny-cinco-de-mayo-mexican-guitar-cactus

[canvyy]

I didn't plan anything for the anniversary, but here's something smol. Thanks for everyhing Undertale.... <3

[vintagepromotions]

Mexico travel poster issued by the Mexican Tourist Association (1945). Artwork by Alfonso X. Peña.

[uwmspeccoll]

Dia de los Muertos 2024

We commemorate Dia del los Muertos with woodcuts  by the Mexican printmaking satirist José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar (1852-1913) from the 1930 publication Monografía: Las Obras de José Guadalupe Posada, grabador mexicano, edited by American ethnographer Frances Toor (1890-1956), American Mexican artist Paul O'Higgins (1904-1983), and Posada's contemporary and colleague Blas Vanegas Arroyo (1852-1917), with an introduction by the prominent Mexican artist Diego Rivera (1886-1957), published in Mexico City by Mexican Folkways. 

 Calaveras and calacas are closely associated with Day of the Dead celebrations, and this Posada monograph contains many examples.

View other posts with works by Posada.

View other Dia de los Muertos posts.

[arc-hus]

Casa Cova, Puerto Escondido, Mexico - Anonimous

[madcat-world]

Santa Muerte - IrenHorrors

[lovereadandwrite]

Happy Easter from Nikolai & his DOA chicks🐣🐰🪺

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #InternationalRaccoonAppreciationDay 🦝:

Sergio Bustamante (Mexico, b.1949)

Raccoon, n.d.

Paper Mache, 25.25" x 42" x 19”

[bloodmoon24]

¡¡Bueno dia de los muertos!!

¡¡Bueno Dia de Los Muertos!!

[johnnydany]

Funny Cinco De Mayo Mexican Fiesta 5 De Mayo T-Shirt

Get yours now: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/42985178-funny-cinco-de-mayo-mexican-fiesta-5-de-mayo

[sambadeamigosgato]

Its day of the dead so may we all honor speedy...there was no "get them next time" for him.

[moomoocowmaid]

CHRISTMAS POZOLE FOR BREAKFAST, BRUNCH, LUNCH, LINNER, ANDDD DINNER!!!!!!!!!!! 🎄🎄🎄

[selenagomez92]

Had so much fun making a Mexican holiday feast with Claudette Zepeda. Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays.