SDRonni
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Cinco de Mayo
How crazy is it in Rosarito on Cinco de Mayo?
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jak
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Less crazy since the implosion.
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Cyanide41
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Since it's on a wednesday I imagine it will be really quiet.
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Woooosh
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It's a gringo celebration started in American bars in the 1980's by the folks who bring you Jose Cuervo Tequila. Mexicans don't really "get it"or
celebrate it much down here.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
It's a gringo celebration started in American bars in the 1980's by the folks who bring you Jose Cuervo Tequila. Mexicans don't really "get it"or
celebrate it much down here. |
I posted this a while back and I still think it's true:
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posted on 4-13-2008 at 03:52 PM
I still say, the popularity of Cinco De Mayo in the states started in Newport Beach 50 [?] years ago. The yacht race organised at the Newport Harbor
Yacht Club was and is called the Cinco De Mayo race or, more appropriatly, the Ensenada Race. It was traditionally held with that day in mind and the
historical date was given exposure in the states as a party event in Ensenada. It was a huge party and the event became known all over the place, not
for history but, Hussongs and the entire strip in Ensenada.
The day gained notariety in areas beyond the yacht club and the original meaning of the day became evident to many areas in the US and it grew in
popularity as an important day in Mexican history, which it was never celebrated as such.
Today in Mexico, the locals shrug their shoulders at the mention of the day.
In Newport Beach, they design their calender with the day in mind.
Just my humble, studied, opinion.
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And another:
posted on 5-5-2009 at 06:41 AM
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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.
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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.
[Edited on 4-14-2010 by DENNIS]
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Woooosh
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In any event- it's a non-event in Rosarito. I do like Dennis's story better than mine. I was managing bars and clubs in SoCal in the 80's and the
Cuervo promotional materials (decorations mostly) they gave us were amazing- especially for free.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
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Cinco de Mayo
celebrated in the state of Puebla, with some limited recognition in other parts of Mexico.[1][2] 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 Seguín.[3][4]
Cinco de Mayo is not "an obligatory federal holiday" in Mexico, but rather a holiday that can be observed voluntarily.[5][6] While Cinco de Mayo has
limited significance nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed in the United States (also voluntarily) and other locations around the world as a
celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.[7] Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day,[8] which actually is September 16,[9] the most important
national patriotic holiday in Mexico.
Bob Durrell
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
In any event- it's a non-event in Rosarito. I do like Dennis's story better than mine. I was managing bars and clubs in SoCal in the 80's and the
Cuervo promotional materials (decorations mostly) they gave us were amazing- especially for free. |
Let's not forget the supermarkets selling tortilla chips, salsa and guacamole. As was mentioned, Mexican Independence Day is the BIG day in Mexico.
Just goes to show you how much influence advertising has on the American psyche.
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I'll gol along with the humble, studied opinion of Dennis. Cinco de Mayo doesn't seem to be equivalent to the Fourth of July anywhere in Mexico.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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