In the United States today (May 5th) is celebrated as Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo (Spanish) is a day in which Mexican heritage is celebrated in the United States, it is similar to the Irish celebrating St. Patrick's Day and the Chinese celebrating the Chinese New Year. These are celebrations in which many Americans celebrate the heritages of other ethnic groups that have contributed to the formation of the United States.
Cinco de Mayo commemorates a victory of Mexican forces over the French in the Battle of Puebla on May 5th, 1862. In this battle, the vastly outnumber Mexicans won an unlikely battle. In the end, the French won the war and occupied Mexico for 3 years. In the United States, Cinco de Mayo is often celebrated by my friends by drinking Mexican beer and eating Mexican food such as tacos, enchiladas or burritos.
Oak, reading your post, I got curious.
ReplyDeleteIs there any day in your american calendar you celebrate something related to Brazil??? rsrsrrsr...
Rejane
Not really
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate Mardi Gras during the time you are celebrating Carnival. Mardi Gras originated from celebrations of Carnival in the French heritage city of New Orleans. During this time people party and wear brightly colored beads which they gain from exposing their chests or by performing other strange acts. This is as close as we get. There are not many immigrants from Brazil in the United States.
beijos,
Oak