Gloria P wrote:

> wrote:
>> How many people here actually celebrate Cinco de Mayo? I personally
>> know of nobody who even knows or cares what it is but with all the
>> hoopla I've been seeing you'd think it was some big holiday like
>> Thanksgiving or Christmas. I had never even heard of it until a couple
>> years ago.
>
>
> It depends on where you live. That certainly isn't the only holiday
> that's regional or ethnic.
>
> When we lived in New England we'd never heard of Cinco de Mayo, but when
> we moved to the Denver area in '84 it was already a big holiday here
> particularly for people of Mexican heritage. From everything I've heard
> and read, it is much more celebrated in the U.S. than in Mexico itself.
> For those who have never heard of it, it celebrates the defeat of the
> French army in its attempt to colonize Mexico in 1862.
>
> Most people aren't aware of it, but April 19th, known for the Boston
> Marathon, has always been a holiday in Massachusetts, Patriot's Day.
>
> Rhode Island celebrates VJ Day in August (8th, I think).

Let's hope not, since we bombed Nagasaki on the 9th.

> The Italian community in NYC celebrates one or more festivals in the
> Village, San Gennaro for one. They started out as religious festivals
> but have become ethnic/cultural/foodie celebrations.

A couple weeks ago the Armenians here in Los Angeles (as well as elsewhere
<g>) celebrated their genocide at the hands of the Turks with parades and
street fairs and stuff.


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