Episode 3
Cinco de Mayo
Sat, 2017-May-06 01:55 UTC
Length - 1:55
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With 1,311,037 views on Friday, 05 May 2017 our article of the day is Cinco de Mayo.
Cinco de Mayo (pronounced: [ˈsiŋko ðe ˈmaʝo]; Spanish for "Fifth of May") is a celebration held on May 5. The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican Army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza.
In the United States, Cinco de Mayo has taken on a significance beyond that in Mexico. In the U.S. the date has become associated with the celebration of Mexican-American culture. In Mexico, the commemoration of the battle continues to be mostly ceremonial, such as through military parades.
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, commemorating the Cry of Dolores that initiated the war of Mexican independence from Spain.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:55 UTC on Saturday, 06 May 2017.
For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo.
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