Not Mexican Independence Day which is September 16.
I had another tennis marathon week last week. With USTA and Thursday mixed doubles I played 13 sets and a 10 point tiebreaker. It was a lot of tennis and I had to take Sunday off to recuperate. It was a good thing to do for my body, but it also meant that I didn't get on my bicycle. So far, Unky Herb has been doing the biking from the house where we live.
My main excitement of the day (other than the tennis at Wooddale) was a long walk to Kowalski's to buy tofu, onions and Matt's chocolate chip cookies. It would be nice if I could make it exciting, but it was mainly just a nice day with the temperature in the mid-60's. The chocolate chip cookies are very good and a favorite of KS and are also made of natural ingredients which meets the approval of the greens in the building where I live.
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Between you and Gino, there was an impessive amount of activity going on -- a day of rest is a good thing. Green chocolate chip cookies? An abomination, I say.
If Cinco de Mayo isn't Mexican Independence Day, then what is it? It's a big deal around here, for sure.
Santini: An interesting question. I quote from the Wikipedia article on Cinco de Mayo: Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "5th of May") is a regional holiday in Mexico, primarily celebrated in the state of Puebla. It is not an obligatory federal holiday. The holiday commemorates an initial victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín over French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.
A common misconception in the United States is that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day; Mexico's Independence Day is actually September 16 (dieciséis de septiembre in Spanish), which is the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.
TT
Mexican victory over the French is how Cinco de Mayo is described in the Holland Sentinel's discussions of the holiday. Fried ice cream is a big part of the celebration, apparently. Must not be lactose intolerant south of the border.
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