Janet Wilder wrote:
> Arri London wrote:
>
>> Given that is a Mexican holiday, one would expect it is celebrated in
>> areas with large Mexican-American populations. Such as around here in
>> the US Southwest.
>>
>> It is not Mexican Independence Day, which falls on 16 September. It
>> celebrates the victory of Mexican forces over the French in Puebla in
>> 1862.
>
> Here in way-the-heck-south Texas we are in a drought. Add to that the
> normally "brisk" wind and we have burn bans in all the south-east-most
> counties. No fire works for this cinco de Mayo.
>
> The vast majority of the population here is of Mexican heritage but I
> have been surprised that cinco de Mayo isn't more of a big deal.
>
> JMTCW
>
> Texas Janet
>
>
When we lived in Corpus it wasn't a big deal either and that city is
about 90% Mexican. I just don't think Cinco de Mayo is a big deal with a
great many latinos in Texas.

George Shirley wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>> Arri London wrote:
>>
>>> Given that is a Mexican holiday, one would expect it is celebrated in
>>> areas with large Mexican-American populations. Such as around here in
>>> the US Southwest.
>>>
>>> It is not Mexican Independence Day, which falls on 16 September. It
>>> celebrates the victory of Mexican forces over the French in Puebla in
>>> 1862.
>>
>> Here in way-the-heck-south Texas we are in a drought. Add to that the
>> normally "brisk" wind and we have burn bans in all the south-east-most
>> counties. No fire works for this cinco de Mayo.
>>
>> The vast majority of the population here is of Mexican heritage but I
>> have been surprised that cinco de Mayo isn't more of a big deal.
>>
>> JMTCW
>>
>> Texas Janet
>>
>>
> When we lived in Corpus it wasn't a big deal either and that city is
> about 90% Mexican. I just don't think Cinco de Mayo is a big deal with a
> great many latinos in Texas.

The little gal who teaches classes at the gym didn't know what the
holiday celebrated. She's a first generation American, her parents
having been born in Mexico. There were several others in the class of
Mexican heritage who also didn't know. AAMOF, we Anglos knew more about
the holiday than the Tejanos.

I think the holiday is a lot bigger in Arizona and other places than
here in Texas.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

On Mon 05 May 2008 05:37:29p, Janet Wilder told us...

> George Shirley wrote:
>> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>> Arri London wrote:
>>>
>>>> Given that is a Mexican holiday, one would expect it is celebrated in
>>>> areas with large Mexican-American populations. Such as around here in
>>>> the US Southwest.
>>>>
>>>> It is not Mexican Independence Day, which falls on 16 September. It
>>>> celebrates the victory of Mexican forces over the French in Puebla in
>>>> 1862.
>>>
>>> Here in way-the-heck-south Texas we are in a drought. Add to that the
>>> normally "brisk" wind and we have burn bans in all the south-east-most
>>> counties. No fire works for this cinco de Mayo.
>>>
>>> The vast majority of the population here is of Mexican heritage but I
>>> have been surprised that cinco de Mayo isn't more of a big deal.
>>>
>>> JMTCW
>>>
>>> Texas Janet
>>>
>>>
>> When we lived in Corpus it wasn't a big deal either and that city is
>> about 90% Mexican. I just don't think Cinco de Mayo is a big deal with a
>> great many latinos in Texas.
>
> The little gal who teaches classes at the gym didn't know what the
> holiday celebrated. She's a first generation American, her parents
> having been born in Mexico. There were several others in the class of
> Mexican heritage who also didn't know. AAMOF, we Anglos knew more about
> the holiday than the Tejanos.
>
> I think the holiday is a lot bigger in Arizona and other places than
> here in Texas.
>

Yes, it's very big in Arizona.

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