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motoged
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Feliz Cinco de Mayo
 
Don't believe everything you think....
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David K
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Now we begin the day of explaining that this is NOT Mexico's Independence Day... or not!
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mtgoat666
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In USA it is functionally cinco de drinko…
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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Skunks celebrate it as Stinko de Mayo.
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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.
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Off the Internet:
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...
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Cancamo
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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.
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Yes, I agree, it is a stupid joke... no different this year, when stupid jokes are the norm!
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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.
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Cancamo
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OK, my bad,
1912, 50 years after Batalla De Puebla.
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it's all good just go out and enjoy the day! 
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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.
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| 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.
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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:
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| 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
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thanks for contributing that.
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| 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.
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do you remember what the garden name was?
sounds like something that needs to be on my list.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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| 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
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here's an interesting take on it.......
https://abc7.com/cinco-de-mayo-puebla-where-did-start-what-i...
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Great link. Much more informative than mayonnaise jokes from our resident historian.
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