{"id":1359,"date":"2014-05-05T10:06:10","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T17:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/log\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2015-05-05T09:23:14","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T16:23:14","slug":"viva-cinco-de-mayo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/2014\/05\/05\/viva-cinco-de-mayo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a1Viva Cinco de Mayo!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cinco_de_Mayo\">Cinco de Mayo<\/a>\u2014or the fifth of May\u2014commemorates the Mexican army\u2019s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div><strong>Many people outside Mexico mistakenly believe that Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexican_Independence_Day\">Mexican independence<\/a>, which was declared more than 50 years before the Battle of Puebla.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>LOOK:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/holidays\/cinco-de-mayo\">http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/holidays\/cinco-de-mayo<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/peewee.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cinco-de-mayo-battle-painting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1360\" src=\"https:\/\/peewee.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cinco-de-mayo-battle-painting.jpg\" alt=\"cinco-de-mayo-battle painting\" width=\"600\" height=\"457\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.magiccarpetjournals.com\/puebla.htm\">http:\/\/www.magiccarpetjournals.com\/puebla.htm<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/peewee.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cinco-de-mayo-dancers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1363\" src=\"https:\/\/peewee.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cinco-de-mayo-dancers.jpg\" alt=\"cinco de mayo dancers\" width=\"598\" height=\"395\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/EBchecked\/topic\/118001\/Cinco-de-Mayo\">http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/EBchecked\/topic\/118001\/Cinco-de-Mayo<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/peewee.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mariachis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1361\" src=\"https:\/\/peewee.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mariachis.jpg\" alt=\"mariachis\" width=\"498\" height=\"311\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariachielmexicano.com\">http:\/\/www.mariachielmexicano.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/peewee.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Cinco-de-Mayo-food.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1362 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/peewee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Cinco-de-Mayo-food.jpg\" alt=\"Cinco de Mayo food\" width=\"1440\" height=\"962\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/tastykitchen.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/cinco-de-mayo-baby\/\">http:\/\/tastykitchen.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/cinco-de-mayo-baby\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/peewee.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cinco-de-mayo-picture-flag.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1364\" src=\"https:\/\/peewee.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cinco-de-mayo-picture-flag.gif\" alt=\"cinco-de-mayo-picture-flag\" width=\"359\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cinco de Mayo\u2014or the fifth of May\u2014commemorates the Mexican army\u2019s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867). 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