Cinco de Mayo

Eduardo Catano, 1936- Image courtesy my delineated life.blogspot.com

Aren't they having fun today?  Cinco de Mayo marks the Mexican victory over the French in the battle of Puebla in 1863.  I understand the holiday isn't really celebrated in Mexico outside the state of Puebla, but in America it's become a big celebration of Mexican culture, sort of like St. Patrick's Day.  A few decades ago, the Mexican beer advertisers started promoting the holiday and that helped things along tremendously. Good luck getting a table if you're headed out for Mexican food tonight.