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  2. Cinco de Mayo - Wikipedia

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    Cinco de Mayo (Mexican Spanish: [ˈsiŋko ðe ˈmaʝo]; Spanish for 'Fifth of May') is an annual celebration held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, [1] [2] led by General Ignacio Zaragoza.

  3. Papel picado - Wikipedia

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    San Salvador Huixcolotla is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla and is considered the birthplace of papel picado. [3] This town is known for having a large community of craftsmen who produce high-quality papel picados. In Huixcolotla, papel picado is primarily created for the celebrations of the Day of the Dead. However, papel picados ...

  4. Cinco de Mayo is Sunday. What to know about the Mexican ... - AOL

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    The Mexican holiday celebrates the day a small Mexican army defeated a much larger French Army in the Battle of Puebla. But over the years, it's also become a big holiday in the United States.

  5. What is Cinco de Mayo? Holiday's origins and why it's ...

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    The celebration of Cinco de Mayo began as a form of resistance to the effects of the Mexican-American War in the late 19th century. The holiday gained popularity during the Chicano Movement of the ...

  6. Fiestas Patrias (Mexico) - Wikipedia

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    The first observance of Cinco de Mayo was in Los Angeles, California, in 1863. The observance sought to boost the spirits of American and Mexican residents during the dark days of the American Civil War and the Franco-Mexican War. Puebla would not hold its own celebrations until after the French were driven out of the city a few years later.

  7. Mexican fiestas in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Many Mexican fiestas are held in the United States every year. Much of the western United States belonged to Mexico at various times and the descendants of those Mexicans carry on many of their traditional celebrations. These celebrations, called fiestas (feasts or festivals), are held on any number of religious or civic holidays. Many ...

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