The holiday Cinco de Mayo, also known as May Fifth, celebrates the Mexican culture and the Mexican Army’s victory over the French on May 5, 1862, in the Battle of Puebla. The French greatly outnumbered the Mexicans, and yet Mexico achieved a great victory, according to a website about celebrations (punchbowl.com).

However,  in America, Cinco de Mayo is celebrated across the country, according to PennLive (pennlive.com).

   One website about celebrations in Mexico explained that  many of the people dress up as Mexican and French soldiers and there is a big parade. Along the parade route, there are delicious traditional Mexican foods being sold, as well as patriotic clothing for people to wear during the celebration. Sometimes people even reenact the battle between the Mexicans and the French, where visitors and residents can come to watch (punchbowl.com).

   According to PennLive, in the United States, Cinco de Mayo is celebrated by hosting big parties with balloons, flowers, and streamers. The colors of the Mexican flag (red, white, and green) are usually seen all over the party decorations and on people’s clothing and costumes. Food is served and music is always played at these parties (pennlive.com). Senior Jessica Baez said, “Usually for Cinco de Mayo my family and I invite some friends over and have a small get together at our place. We usually just hang out in our backyard and serve carne asada and other foods.”

  Other parts of the world may have some different Cinco de Mayo traditions, but the most commonly known are from Mexico and the United States. In Canada there is usually an annual skydiving event, and in the Cayman Islands, there are guitar competitions during the celebration of this day (punchbowl.com).