[ExTxMarine]

Mexicans don’t celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

That's not exactly true. A more accurate statement would be that MOST Mexicans don't celebrate Cinco do Mayo. The State of Puebla does celebrate Cinco de Mayo, including festivals and re-enactments of the Battle of Puebla.

But, the level of the celebration that American's do for Cinco de Mayo is larger than all the rest of Mexico, combined. And THAT is, as you stated, because beer and liquor manufacturers used it as an excuse to sell, Sell, SELL!

[ek_hornbeck]

That's not exactly true. A more accurate statement would be that MOST Mexicans don't celebrate Cinco do Mayo. The State of Puebla does celebrate Cinco de Mayo, including festivals and re-enactments of the Battle of Puebla. But, the level of the celebration that American's do for Cinco de Mayo is larger than all the rest of Mexico, combined. And THAT is, as you stated, because beer and liquor manufacturers used it as an excuse to sell, Sell, SELL!

Sept 16 (their independence day) is probably the most important secular holiday in Mexico. May 5 seems to be a big deal only in tourist areas and border cities, where it's mainly done for the benefit of Americans who want to party in Mexico.

There are several other examples of relatively minor holidays that have been inflated in prominence for purely commercial reasons. It's my understanding that Hannukah is (or rather was) a very minor Jewish holiday compared to Passover etc, but was given great prominence so that Jewish Americans could also partake in the frenzy of consumerism in December.

[freedumb2003]

>>That’s not exactly true. A more accurate statement would be that MOST Mexicans don’t celebrate Cinco do Mayo. The State of Puebla does celebrate Cinco de Mayo, including festivals and re-enactments of the Battle of Puebla.<<

Kind of a technicality and doesn’t really change my point about how clueless this idiot is (not you — the author). MOST Americans don’t celebrate California’s Admissions Day either.