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Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for Fifth of May.
It is a celebration in Mexico when people wear colorful clothes and go to parades./
Cinco de Mayo commemorates a famous battle where a small but determined Mexican army fought with a larger army of French and rebellious Mexican soldiers in Puebla. This was May 5, 1862.
Wherever there are Mexicans, there is a celebration on Cinco de Mayo.
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Activities for Cinco de Mayo
History
Historia Del Cinco de Mayo
Celebrations in U.S.A.
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