Happy Cinqo de Mayo!

[Burnszilla]

Cinco de Mayo ("fifth of May") is a date of great historical and symbolic importance for the Mexican people, and is celebrated as a major public holiday each year - not only in Mexico itself but also in Mexican communities throughout the United States.

Cinco de Mayo is often confused with Mexico's Independence Day. This is not the case, however. Independence Day in Mexico is celebrated on September 16 - the day that Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1810. Cinqo de Mayo, on the other hand, is an entirely different holiday which commemorates the astounding victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla on the 5th of May, 1862.

Who's celebrating tonight?
Margarita anybody?? :bottle

[tessler]

Heppy.... (hic) Thinco (hic) De Mayo! (hic):drink :hungover

Who's celebrating tonight?Margarita anybody?? :bottle
Yes and of course!

[Callmethebreeze]

I know the history I had French Wine tonight and Tacos. Getting ready for Derby weekend ? Went out on the farm to picked fresh mint.......how fresh Stephen....... well it is in our pasture. :ha Have a Great Trip maybe next year I will drive west. :thumb

I would have gone with the mint juleps......
:buds

Tonight it's mescal and toasts to absent friends in Coronado....

Breeze

[ian408]

¡Amigos de la buena tarde!

¡Goce de la celebración para la man¢ana que montamos!

Respeto,
Ian

[The_Veg]

I thought it was just a bunch of hooey they cooked up to sell Corona.

And I'd *LOVE* to pound down a gaggle of Juleps, but I think there are only about three bars outside Kentucky that have all the ingredients at any given time.

[PHMarvin]

Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was made in England. The Titanic was carrying 12000 jars of it to be offloaded in Vera Cruz, its next port-of-call after New York. We all know know it never made Vera Cruz and why.

The Mexicans took their condiments very seriously and were distraught that the mayonnaise never made it to port. They were so distraught that they made the day the mayonnaise was supposed to be delivered a national day of mourning, one that, with the passage of time, has become a national holiday. I am, of course referring to the holiday known as:

SINKO DE MAYO

[BradfordBenn]

Who's celebrating tonight?
Margarita anybody?? :bottle
Like I need an excuse :buds :buds

[wuli959]

And I'd *LOVE* to pound down a gaggle of Juleps, but I think there are only about three bars outside Kentucky that have all the ingredients at any given time.

No one really drinks those things unless it's Derby weekend (trust me).

[tessler]

No one really drinks those things unless it's Derby weekend (trust me).I know! Why ruin perfectly good Bourbon!? ;)

[The_Veg]

No one really drinks those things unless it's Derby weekend (trust me).
Damn shame. I rather liked it when I tried one.

[wuli959]

Damn shame. I rather liked it when I tried one.

"One" is most likely the operative word here but perhaps it was the 24-carat gold-plated cup with a silver straw (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12268144/) :buds

[Grey_Matter]

Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was made in England. The Titanic was carrying 12000 jars of it to be offloaded in Vera Cruz, its next port-of-call after New York. We all know now it never made Vera Cruz and why.

The Mexicans took their condiments very seriously and were distraught that the mayonnaise never made it to port. They were so distraught that they made the day the mayonnaise was supposed to be delivered a national day of mourning, one that, with the passage of time, has become a national holiday. I am, of course referring to the holiday known as:

SINKO DE MAYO
I have to remember this so I can use it next year.

[mandypants]

No one really drinks those things unless it's Derby weekend (trust me).

2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups water (branch water is ideal)
Fresh Mint
Crushed Ice
Kentucky Bourbon (2 ounces per serving) = an unholy mess of nastiness!

I agree. They taste like mint death and the only people that drink them are the celebrities that show up to the Derby just to brag to the their friends the next week on the golf course that they were there...

Any self respecting Kentuckian would be at the Oaks the Friday before and beat all the traffic...GIDDY UP! :wave

[wuli959]

Any self respecting Kentuckian would be at the Oaks the Friday before and beat all the traffic...GIDDY UP! :wave

or hightailing it down to the Georgia Mountain Rally :bikes

[Rapid_Roy]

I'll plead the fifth on the fifth after drinking the fifth.

Cheers.:groovy

[StevieWonder]

Hmmmm ... do they publically celebrate any US military-oriented national holidays (Memorial Day, July 4th, etc) in Mexico?

Wonder why?

[flymymbz]

Hmmmm ... do they publically celebrate any US military-oriented national holidays (Memorial Day, July 4th, etc) in Mexico?

Wonder why?

LOL! Of course not. Which is why I don't 'celebrate' Cinco de Mayo. And any AMERICAN that does ought to be ashamed of themselves.

[StevieWonder]

OK ... I'll rephrase:

When was the last time you saw a Mexican national TV host wish the viewers a "Happy 4th of July"?

When was the last time you saw a 4th of July parade in downtown Mexico City?

[Rapid_Roy]

As an American, I am not speaking for anybody else but I look for any excuse to have a good time. It is merely convenient when it lands on any holiday.:brad

I don't actually "celebrate" the 5th of May except as another day I am glad to be alive.

[Bigrider]

OK ... I'll rephrase:

When was the last time you saw a Mexican national TV host wish the viewers a "Happy 4th of July"?

When was the last time you saw a 4th of July parade in downtown Mexico City?

As an Army attache in Mexico in 1998, I did see a reannactment of the Battle of Chapultepec, Mexico City, during their Independence Day celebration. Thought it odd at the time because they lost that one in the Mexican American war of 1847. Turns out, they were more interested in the Child Heroes, the cadets of the Heroico Colegio Militar (their West Point, kind of), one of whom jump off the castle and yelled Viva Mexico. I think he was pushed myself. anyway, they did a very accurate reenactment. Would have made Gen Winfield Scott proud.

Dave H
San Antonio, TX

[BubbaZanetti]

there is a NINE TABLE beer pong kegger down the street

ah, living in a college town................

[rgvilla]

LOL! Of course not. Which is why I don't 'celebrate' Cinco de Mayo. And any AMERICAN that does ought to be ashamed of themselves.

Really, I'd like to know why? I'm an American and I celebrate cinco de mayo, so please explain to me why I should be ashamed.

[StevieWonder]

This sums it up pretty well ...

[2BikeMike]

Nothing like a good party with :jose Things were rocking at El Chico tonight.:bar

[rgvilla]

john wayne is why I have to be ashamed to celebrate cinco de mayo? A movie actor? I speak spanish, does that make me less of an american than John Wayne? Enlighten me Mr. StevieWonder, I still don't understand what I'm doing wrong and I really sincerely would like to know. Lets see he was behind a big American flag, well I'm a decorated combat veteran, was John Wayne, oops he was to busy being a movie actor. My dad who spoke spanish flew 35 missions as a tail gunner in a B-17 was wounded and won the DFC, did John Wayne do that? Oh yeah and those two uncles of mine who fought in the pacific, silver star for my uncle Gilbert who killed three enemy in hand to hand combat. Spanish was pretty much the only language he spoke, so what exactly was he doing wrong? Clear it up for me would you. John Wayne behind a flag worrying about pushing a 1 doesn't compute.

[Burnszilla]

Holy resuscithread!

I remember seeing this photo in the restaurant when I stayed in San Luis Gonzaga on the Sea of Cortez in Baja.
http://www.papafernandez.com/images/PapaJohnWayne192.jpg
http://www.papafernandez.com/
John Wayne had a house on the beach down there and was good friends with Papa Fernandez.

[kbasa]

I don't think this was intended to be a political thread, was it? :scratch

[rgvilla]

LOL! Of course not. Which is why I don't 'celebrate' Cinco de Mayo. And any AMERICAN that does ought to be ashamed of themselves.

KBASA is right of course, it wasn't supposed to be a political thread until IMHO it was made into one by the quote above. I'm an AMERICAN, is the point I'm making, but it seems like some people take offense at the fact that my heritage is Mexican, I celebrate Cinco De Mayo (like a lot of other people, it's a chance for a good time), and I speak Spanish. I also celebrate St. Patricks day, (my wife is Irish) and another chance to have a good time. I'm not ashamed of that either.

So, my last thought on the matter, hope all of you had a nice day, whatever you did to celebrate or not. Peace!

[flymymbz]

KBASA is right of course, it wasn't supposed to be a political thread until IMHO it was made into one by the quote above. I'm an AMERICAN, is the point I'm making, but it seems like some people take offense at the fact that my heritage is Mexican, I celebrate Cinco De Mayo (like a lot of other people, it's a chance for a good time), and I speak Spanish. I also celebrate St. Patricks day, (my wife is Irish) and another chance to have a good time. I'm not ashamed of that either.

So, my last thought on the matter, hope all of you had a nice day, whatever you did to celebrate or not. Peace!


It wasn't intended to BE a political statement. Just my thoughts on why I don't celebrate foreign countries military holidays, which was Mr Wonders question. And BTW St Patrick Day isn't a 'military' holiday, its religious.
We don't celebrate Bastille Day, or Canada Day or Victory Day (Russian), so why CdM? And no, I don't take offense that your heritage is Mexican. Mine is Spanish/German, but I don't celebrate any of their holidays either.

[85138]

I think if there were a large American community in Mexico, then July 4th would be celebrated. I've seen it celebrated elsewhere.

RGVilla, I think we can read through the lines on StevieWonder's sentiments. Having travelled to other countries where I didn't speak the language but could get by with the universal '2nd language', i.e. English I still don't get the fuss about English only. (well I think I do get what's motivating some)

Haven't heard anyone complain about English spoken in Germany, Japan, Portugal, China, etc.

English first and official? YES! We're an English speaking country. I admire and envy W. Europeans and others who speak fluent or close to Fluent English as a second language. What's wrong with learning a second language?

Had Mexican food and a Margarita yesterday. But I totally forgot about Cinco de Mayo. My wife reminded me after the fact. What's wrong w/ a party?

[tessler]

KBASA is right of course, it wasn't supposed to be a political thread until IMHO it was made into one by the quote above. I'm an AMERICAN, is the point I'm making, but it seems like some people take offense at the fact that my heritage is Mexican, I celebrate Cinco De Mayo (like a lot of other people, it's a chance for a good time), and I speak Spanish. I also celebrate St. Patricks day, (my wife is Irish) and another chance to have a good time. I'm not ashamed of that either.

So, my last thought on the matter, hope all of you had a nice day, whatever you did to celebrate or not. Peace!
PaulBach and I were hightailling it around the Catskills yesterday, Rich, but I certainly do wish you a belated Cinqo De Mayo! Hope all's well over there in that part of PA! Orlando and I rode out to the Poconos and metup with Statdawg a few weeks ago. Next time, we'll go further afield in the hopes of meeting up near your neck of the woods.

(Hey and since reading this thread, I think I'll be down in Guadalajara for the next Fourth of July and Cuernavaca for President's Day! Great ideas!)

[StevieWonder]

And no, I don't take offense that your heritage is Mexican. Mine is Spanish/German, but I don't celebrate any of their holidays either.

From what I've seen he takes offense to almost anything that can be twisted to racial/heritage overtones.

BTW, I'm Norwegian and my greatgrandparents were legal immigrants. They insisted their kids learn and speak English and assimilate FULLY into the American culture. They were poor people but 6 of their 11 children graduated from college, all on their own nickel. They were surrounded by German and Swedish immigrants who taught their kids likewise.

I'm proud of my background but I don't condone celebration of any military related holidays of other countries by Americans.

And, FWIW, I never, ever stated that anybody should be ashamed of their heritage. You have me confused with somebody else.

[Bigrider]

BTW, Americans in Mexico, and particularly around the US Embassy in Mexico City do celebrate 4th of July. We invited lots of Mexican friends and every one had a nice time in the two years I spent there. For most folks celebrating Cinco de Mayo here in the states, I bet it has lost its original reason for being celebrated.... Kind of like Christmas here too.

Dave H
San Antonio, TX

[BradfordBenn]

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[rgvilla]

PaulBach and I were hightailling it around the Catskills yesterday, Rich, but I certainly do wish you a belated Cinqo De Mayo! Hope all's well over there in that part of PA! Orlando and I rode out to the Poconos and metup with Statdawg a few weeks ago. Next time, we'll go further afield in the hopes of meeting up near your neck of the woods.

(Hey and since reading this thread, I think I'll be down in Guadalajara for the next Fourth of July and Cuernavaca for President's Day! Great ideas!)

Tessler, I read your ride report, Statdawgs as well, sorry you guys didn't get to meet up, sounded like fun. Great riding area as well. If you get a little further west. Let me know, I'm up for a good ride. Did 360 miles in 7.5 hours last Sunday. Went up to Route 6 over across most of western PA and then down 144 to I-80 and home. It was a nice time. Ride Safe!

[mandypants]

I took a nice ride down the River Road in Alton, Illinios for Cinco de Mayo...it was a beautiful day.

but then again, being from KY, it was Derby Day in my heart!:heart

[jdmetzger]

I had an excellent Cinqo de Mayo, although I completely forgot what day it was; I was at the 34th Sturgis, MI Mini Rally doing field events - like the ring toss:

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(yes, I did field events in most of my gear)

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We didn't win, but fun was surely had by all!!!

[Rod Sheridan]

LOL! Of course not. Which is why I don't 'celebrate' Cinco de Mayo. And any AMERICAN that does ought to be ashamed of themselves.


Well, I'm not American, and unfortunately I do not speak Spanish, nor am I Mexican, or of Mexican heritage.

I can however wish all of my fellow club members who may be Mexican, or speak Spanish a Happy Cinqo de Mayo day.

This club is about travelling by motorcycle, and with travel we can develop an understanding, appreciation and respect for other members cultures.

Learning small things about other cultures, allows us to appreciate, understand and enjoy a small part of their heritage, and is an offer of hospitality and respect.

We should be glad for the oppportunity afforded us, as opposed to making comments that reflect poorly on Americans.

Regards, Rod.

[2BikeMike]

:drink:beer

Tom T. Hall sang a song titled I Like Beer, the chorus goes like this, I like beer. It makes me a jolly good fellow.
I like beer. It helps me unwind and sometimes it make me feel mellow.
Whiskey's too rough, champagne costs too much, vodka puts my mouth in gear
This little refrain should help me explain, as a matter of fact I like beer.
:beer Cheers.

[hlothery]

:beer

Tom T. Hall sang a song titled I Like Beer, the chorus goes like this, I like beer. It makes me a jolly good fellow.
I like beer. It helps me unwind and sometimes it make me feel mellow.
Whiskey's too rough, champagne costs too much, vodka puts my mouth in gear
This little refrain should help me explain, as a matter of fact I like beer.
:beer Cheers.

One of the great philosophers of our time, IMHO! Happy Cinco de Mayo from San Antonio......where celebrations of all kinds are rampant and unashamed!!:D :bottle :bolt

[SIBUD]

As though anyone on this forum needed an excuse to :drink

[wezul]

Who's celebrating tonight?
Margarita anybody?? :bottle

Did someone say Margarita?
Yee ha, yee ha.
Andele!!!
Mas y mas y mas y mas!

[rgvilla]

Happy Cinco De Mayo Everyone!

[k100lt]

And a happy belated 2nd of FEB to everyone...ToGH Day

[glwestcott]

It wasn't intended to BE a political statement. Just my thoughts on why I don't celebrate foreign countries military holidays, which was Mr Wonders question. And BTW St Patrick Day isn't a 'military' holiday, its religious.
We don't celebrate Bastille Day, or Canada Day or Victory Day (Russian), so why CdM? And no, I don't take offense that your heritage is Mexican. Mine is Spanish/German, but I don't celebrate any of their holidays either.


I celebrate Bastille day! Also Cinco de Mayo! Also St. Patrick's Day! Also Winter Solstice and Summer Solstice and Vernal and Autumnal Equinox! Also Fourth of July! Also Armistice Day! Actually, I suspect there is a holiday somewhere in the world that I could celebrate everyday! That would be cool! Also, personally, I love the fact that we are a polyglot and really enjoy the various cultures each contributing something different. Boy, if I had to eat only the type of white bread food I grew up on the the 50's I don't think I could stand it. Thanks to all of you Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, Mexican, French, German, Italian, Irish, English, Nigerian, Morrocan, ....... and so many more that have contributed to my heritage as an American. By the way, my first ancestor arrived in the mid 1600's, so I think I count as an American. But then so does my daughter-in-law who was born in Costa Rica and now has U.S. citizenship along with Costa Rican. So does my son-in-law who was born in Mexico and now works here as a probation officer and has dual citizenship. Here's to the holidays:buds

[mrich12000]

Sounds Like party day..:eat :bottle :buds :violin :violin :dance :kiss :twirl :bar :jose :jose :gerg :ca :fart :jawdrop :nra :beer Olay!!!! K Passa Homes..:bow

[Rod Sheridan]

I have to remember this so I can use it next year.

Well, at least that would generate some continuity, wasn't it in last year's Cinqo de Mayo Day thread?

Regards, Rod.