Posted on 04/30/2009 8:21:51 AM PDT by doug from upland
Cinco de Mayo fest canceled over swine flu April 29, 2009 1:12 PM | 1 Comment
A Mexican organization in Chicago has canceled a Cinco de Mayo celebration this weekend over concerns about the swine flu.
Performers, vendors and public officials from Mexico were planning on coming to Chicago for the event at Navy Pier sponsored by the Mexican Civic Society of Illinois and scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, said Chairman Eduardo Rodriguez.
Although some of the performers had trouble getting flights from Mexico, organizers cancelled the event because of the flu outbreak, Rodriguez said.
"We had to cancel it over the swine flu," Rodriguez said.
When people coming from Mexico began cancelling their trips, Rodriguez said, the civic society took another look at whether it should hold the festival.
"They are going to be staying home, and hopefully they will be safe," Rodriguez said.
Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexico's defeat of a French army on May 5, 1862.
Okay, Doug...I pinged your satire on this topic last night.
Are you sure this isn’t another one?
This is real.
I know, that’s what makes last night’s post so delicious.
Someone in Chicago is following your posting history...?
In other words, Cinco de Mayo is to Mexico, what Kwanzaa is to Africa.
On NBC Los Angeles this morning, they were talking about Mexico canceling the May 1st and 5th celebrations. What NBC still doesn’t realize, is that Cinco de Mayo is not celebrated in Mexico, other than possibly in one small district, if at all. It’s only in the United States that this wonderful (/s) and colorful celebration takes place. It’s basically a thumb in your eye celebration, that isn’t a carry over from Mexico by any stretch of the imagination.
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