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tripledigitken
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Happy Cinco de Mayo
We started early yesterday in Old Town San Diego celebrating, with a lot of other people. Dancers and Equestrians were all from San Ysidro.
[Edited on 5-5-2009 by tripledigitken]
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good stuff! i'll raise a TKT in honor of the day, later.
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I love all of the colors!
I've heard of the slogan... "you're a day late and a dollar short"... but, because you are a day early, you are probably ahead by a dollar, huh?!
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Why do Mexican women wear so much makeup?
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Ya better ask fishbuck that one
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Fun pictures, Ken.
I love - really love - the one of the young woman in full celebratory costume
seriously and furiously racing that horse.
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Ken
I see the typical charreada costumes. Was there one?
Nice photos
Joe
Their makeup is part of their costumes. The dance they are doing is part of the Ballet Folklorico.
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tripledigitken
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Judy,
No it wasn't, it was just a demonstration. The area they had to work in was very uneven and not really suited for the use.
Nena,
I was taking pictures of that little girl for her parents. She was eleven and not the youngest. She could really ride.
Joe,
Don't sweat the makeup, just watch out for the lump on the throat!
Ken
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When is Cinco de Mayo?
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tripledigitken
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As soon as the beer is cold!
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Those are great photos and it sure looks like a great time.
Thanks. Old Town is a fun place to visit.
Diane
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Diane,
Thankyou, and it was a good time. Even the bacon wrapped hotdogs were great!
Ken
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I imagine the makeup is just part of the costume. I don't remember complaining about too much makeup walking around Mexico City or Acapulco.
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what i always wanted to know - is this holiday real in mexico? and if so what does it celebrate?
i always thot it was made up for USA drinking interests? a faux deal to get people out to bars.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Why do Mexican women wear so much makeup? |
Same reason other women wear too much makeup. They want to look like something they're not.
Gotta agree with your observation though...too much makes a pretty face look clownish.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
what i always wanted to know - is this holiday real in mexico? and if so what does it celebrate?
i always thot it was made up for USA drinking interests? a faux deal to get people out to bars. |
There's something to what you say, Mike. In the 50s, 60s and even up to today, The Newport to Ensenada yacht race was held at or around Cinco De
Mayo. It turned into a major yearly event...the race and the party. People from Newport and other places would land travel to Ensenada to join in
the festivities of the day...not the race.
Since then, the fiesta aspect of the event has been associated with "Cinco" and the historic date has become synonymous with "party."
It's merely my opinion, but I think this had a lot to do with the popularity of Cinco De mayo.
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Excellent point
| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
what i always wanted to know - is this holiday real in mexico? and if so what does it celebrate?
i always thot it was made up for USA drinking interests? a faux deal to get people out to bars. |
My wife says it was not such a big deal in Jalisco, when she was growing up.
The funny part of the whole thing, the "Battle of Puebla" was hardly a serious battle, nor much of a victory.
Next day the French just marched on past the city and on to the capitol.
But, ah, such a great excuse for party time in Gringolandia.
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Great photos, Ken!
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Cinco de Mayo is a bigger deal in the states than here in Mulegé....The Newport Race weekend had a lot to do with that...also it´s easy for a gringo
to say.
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ok, thx i get all that - but is it really a holiday?? like sept. 13th is i think a real mexican holiday, right?? sort of like 4th of july. something
about independence from maximillian and france?? or a battle they won?
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