cinco de mayo

  • What Cinco de Mayo Actually Celebrates

    What Cinco de Mayo Actually Celebrates

    Cinco de Mayo (literally “5th of May”) has a fascinating history, but I’m going to start with what Cinco de Mayo isn’t: It is not Mexican Independence Day. That is celebrated on Sept. 16, and is an important Mexican public holiday. Cinco de Mayo is not a national holiday in Mexico, and how important it…