BajaNomad - Feliz Cinco de Mayo

Feliz Cinco de Mayo

motoged - 5-5-2021 at 06:53 AM

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David K - 5-5-2021 at 06:58 AM

Now we begin the day of explaining that this is NOT Mexico's Independence Day... or not!

mtgoat666 - 5-5-2021 at 07:01 AM

In USA it is functionally cinco de drinko…

bowser - 5-5-2021 at 07:46 AM

Skunks celebrate it as Stinko de Mayo.

Cancamo - 5-5-2021 at 08:38 AM

When in Puebla, do visit the Fortaleza Loreto, one of the defensive positions successfully held, (although short lived), by by the Mexican forces against the French on May 5, 1862.

The National Railroad Museum, Town of Cholula, and Chiles En Nogados, (when in season), and Talavera pottery, are other local experiences high on my list.

Off the Internet:

David K - 5-5-2021 at 08:43 AM

Few people have come to know the “true” story of the origin of Sinko de Mayo. It is my pleasure to set the record straight.

A little known fact is that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York. This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York.

The ship hit an iceberg and sank and the cargo was forever lost. The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day.

The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5 and is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo.

Read More: The True Story of Sinko de Mayo, according to Big Joe Henry | https://nj1015.com/the-true-story-of-sinko-de-mayo-according...

Cancamo - 5-5-2021 at 09:02 AM

Sorry David,

Gotta say something, might have got a chuckle years ago....

Worn out, simplistic, idiomatically ignorant "joke", (annoyingly repeated every year by english-only speaking entities in Mexico).

Not to mention historically and culturally rudely inaccurate.

Titanic sunk in 1911, 49 years after the battle of Puebla.

Still plenty of mayonaise here.

David K - 5-5-2021 at 09:08 AM

Yes, I agree, it is a stupid joke... no different this year, when stupid jokes are the norm!

Don Pisto - 5-5-2021 at 09:16 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Cancamo

Sorry David,

Gotta say something, might have got a chuckle years ago....

Worn out, simplistic, idiomatically ignorant "joke", (annoyingly repeated every year by english-only speaking entities in Mexico).

Not to mention historically and culturally rudely inaccurate.

Titanic sunk in 1911, 49 years after the battle of Puebla.

Still plenty of mayonaise here.

1911

Cancamo - 5-5-2021 at 09:27 AM

OK, my bad,

1912, 50 years after Batalla De Puebla.

del mar - 5-5-2021 at 09:45 AM

it's all good just go out and enjoy the day!

BajaBlanca - 5-5-2021 at 10:45 AM

Cute dog and yes! All go out and enjoy the day!!

Cancamo, if I am not mistaken, we stopped by Cholula for me to see an incredible botanical garden there! It was so beautiful and I think I posted photos here but they are probably extinct due to photobucket.

David K - 5-5-2021 at 03:32 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca

Cute dog and yes! All go out and enjoy the day!!

Cancamo, if I am not mistaken, we stopped by Cholula for me to see an incredible botanical garden there! It was so beautiful and I think I posted photos here but they are probably extinct due to photobucket.

Right here Blanca:
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=51204

Photobucket images don't go away if you didn't convert to paying version or after you stop paying... they just add a watermark:

pacificobob - 5-5-2021 at 05:42 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Cancamo

When in Puebla, do visit the Fortaleza Loreto, one of the defensive positions successfully held, (although short lived), by by the Mexican forces against the French on May 5, 1862.

The National Railroad Museum, Town of Cholula, and Chiles En Nogados, (when in season), and Talavera pottery, are other local experiences high on my list.

thanks for contributing that.

pacificobob - 5-5-2021 at 05:48 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca

do you remember what the garden name was?
sounds like something that needs to be on my list.

Cancamo - 5-5-2021 at 07:22 PM

Also while in Cholula;

The big hill in town with the chapel on the top is actually an ancient Aztec pyramid, of which wasn't "discovered" until modern times, the back side is partially excavated, the front looks like a steep hill, and has an excavated passageway into the center. It is according to some archeologists the "largest monument constructed by any civilization on the planet".

Of a the more modern architectural interest is the container village, a maze of shops, restaurants, bars, and offices built out of shipping containers. Well worth a stroll and a pulque or two.

Just on the outskirts of town is a private university with all the elements of one found NOB. Also worth a stroll.

pacificobob - 5-6-2021 at 06:19 AM

Quote: Originally posted by lencho

Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob

Do you remember what the garden name was?
sounds like something that needs to be on my list.

Probably this one.

looks cool. i usually try to visit botanical gardens wherever i visit. i was in oaxaca last week and was disappointed to find their garden closed for the pandemic. thanks for the link.

BajaMama - 5-6-2021 at 12:03 PM

I had never heard of Cinco de Mayo until the early 1980s from an ex boyfriend at the time who lived in Newport. He said it had something to do with the Newport to Ensenada sailboat race celebrated when they got to Ensenada. My husband and I discussed this last night, how Cinco de Mayo got started. He said, it is a SoCal thing, something to do with the Newport to Ensenada race! (He too is from the Newport/Costa Mesa area). Ha ha - 37 years later. So, not a Mexican holiday, just a reason to get drunk in Ensenada when you docked your sailboat. I wonder how much research the sailors did to find an event that happened in Mexico the first week of May?

del mar - 5-6-2021 at 12:28 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaMama

I had never heard of Cinco de Mayo until the early 1980s from an ex boyfriend at the time who lived in Newport. He said it had something to do with the Newport to Ensenada sailboat race celebrated when they got to Ensenada. My husband and I discussed this last night, how Cinco de Mayo got started. He said, it is a SoCal thing, something to do with the Newport to Ensenada race! (He too is from the Newport/Costa Mesa area). Ha ha - 37 years later. So, not a Mexican holiday, just a reason to get drunk in Ensenada when you docked your sailboat. I wonder how much research the sailors did to find an event that happened in Mexico the first week of May?

here's an interesting take on it.......

https://abc7.com/cinco-de-mayo-puebla-where-did-start-what-i...

motoged - 5-6-2021 at 12:50 PM

Quote: Originally posted by del mar

Quote: Originally posted by BajaMama

here's an interesting take on it.......

https://abc7.com/cinco-de-mayo-puebla-where-did-start-what-i...

Great link. Much more informative than mayonnaise jokes from our resident historian.

BajaBlanca - 5-6-2021 at 03:48 PM

Looking at the Cholula thread, the botanical garden was not there. I have to put my thinking cap on to remember where it was.

BajaBlanca - 5-6-2021 at 03:57 PM

TOLUCA was the name of the town and it was on the way to Taxco.

Unfortunately, I guess I was more impressed with the stained glass than the plants.

http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=74397#pid9183...