Cinco de Mayo (pronounced: [ˈsiŋko đe ˈmaʝo]; Spanish for "May 5th", or literally, "Fifth of May") is a celebration held onMay 5. The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican Army's unlikely victory over French forces at theBattle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza. In the United States, Cinco de Mayo is sometimes mistaken to be Mexico's Independence Day—the most important national holiday in Mexico—which is celebrated on September 16.
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Been celebrating it in the Midwest for the 36 years I've been a legal drinker, so not sure why you'd call it a "Texas thing"? :-)
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Because Texas is actually North Mexico.
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Definitely NOT a Texas "thing"
Have you ever been to Southern California?
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It's actually more of an Mexican in American thing than a Mexican in Mexico thing.
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You're wrong other Adam, I read on the internet that it was really a Texas thing.
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Well if you read it on the internet....then it has to be true.
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The interwebz never lie. Nevar! :-)
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A Texas thing?....been a Mexican thing as long as I can remember...oh ya, it's a Utah thing also since all the south of the border folks who are here drink a sh!t ton of Corona and Dos Equis!
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That's true.
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It's a marketing thing. Most Americans wouldn't give a rat's turd about it if not for the efforts of Corona and Cuervo.


Which I'm totally okay with; any excuse to drink tequila in the middle of the week works for me. :-)
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Time for a corona...
And a corona
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And all this time I thought it meant 5X Mayonnaise on my sammich, please.
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From Big Joe Henry:

For me Sinko de Mayo is truly a day to celebrate. 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.

Go out on this day, grab a couple of slices of Wonderbread and a jar of Hellman’s mayonnaise and have a party. You know I will!


Read More: The True Story of Sinko de Mayo, according to Big Joe Henry | http://nj1015.com/the-true-story-of-...ckback=tsmclip
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Sounds legit....and since i read it on the internet it must be true.
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