Happy 5 De Mayo Everyone!!!!!!!!!!

[MATCH59]

Just Wanted To Greet Everybody.......happy 5 De Mayo Everyone!!!!!!!!!!

[TerriGarcia3234]

WAHOO I wish I was off work and celebrating with DH, but I had to work and DH is 2000 miles away in Mexico.:cry: .

[christytorres]

Yeah same here..everyone have a margarita...today...enjoy...

[jeannie]

I wish I was in puebla, where they really celebrate this day.:party2::party:

[joy&pain]

woohoo! We'll be living it up big time in about 7 hours! :D

[J3NNI]

Happy Cinco De Mayo to all too. My husband says in Mexico they dont celebrate this day.

[Chapital]

I made hundreds of tamales yesterday for our little team cinco de mayo celebration here at work. I work with a bunch of gringos who have never had them before.

[J3NNI]

Happy Cinco De Mayo to all too. My husband says in Mexico they dont celebrate this day.

They celebrate independence day on the 15th of september, why do we do it on May 5th out in the US?

[clmjmm7]

It's not Independence Day, it's the Battle of Puebla. I think that's why they mostly only celebrate in and around Puebla. My husband is from Puebla and they didn't even celebrate it when he was in Mexico. We don't celebrate it now either.

[Laura]

My husband is from Puebla too and they don't do anything for Cinco de Mayo. It's basically a Mexican-American holiday. It's funny what a big deal it is here, I think it's an excuse for Americans to eat Mexican food... nothing wrong with that, but it always surprises people here when they hear that Cinco de Mayo is not a big deal in Mexico.

[J3NNI]

whoops i said the 15th but it is the 16th of September, my husbands birthday is when they celebrate independence day in his home town

[clmjmm7]

http://www.vivacincodemayo.org/history.htm

That's the story of cinco de mayo.

Javi says it's just another excuse for Americans to drink. LOL!

[Cfloresgirl]

I made hundreds of tamales yesterday for our little team cinco de mayo celebration here at work. I work with a bunch of gringos who have never had them before.

LOL..Hopefully they at least know the work it takes for you to make them...

[losguerra]

Well, I don't know about other parts of Mexico, but here in Monterrey, 5 de Mayo is crazy, people basically get 5 days off of work and school to celebrate. Most people end up taking a vacation. In our sector of the city, there have been late-night parties and cookouts for the past 4 days. Mexican flags all over the cars, too.

My first 5 de Mayo in Mexico, and I can't even drink! :p at least it's for a good reason.

[Chapital]

LOL..Hopefully they at least know the work it takes for you to make them...

They loved them...one of my co-workers would pay me for them if I'd let him. Several people were really confused, they kept asking if they were supposed to take off the corn husk or eat that too...Funny.

In Mexico City my husband says they really don't celebrate it either...but they REALLY celebrate in September for Independence day.

[want2b2gether]

Well happy 5 de mayo to everyone.:party2:

chapital, share some of those tamales here, now you are making me crave some.:lol:

[candelaria]

hey everyone!!-- just wanted to say hi and happy cinco de mayo too!!-- I am at work -- so just taking a min. to say hi-- talk to yall later-- have a great day everyone!!!

[Chapital]

Well happy 5 de mayo to everyone.:party2:

chapital, share some of those tamales here, now you are making me crave some.:lol:

I wish I could...I was REALLY ambitious...3 kinds, Mole, Salsa Verde and Red chile with Pork. I have tons...I am also doing a little culture night for the teenagers at church on wednesday so I made lots for them too....my kitchen is a mess!

[want2b2gether]

I wish I could...I was REALLY ambitious...3 kinds, Mole, Salsa Verde and Red chile with Pork. I have tons...I am also doing a little culture night for the teenagers at church on wednesday so I made lots for them too....my kitchen is a mess!

3 kinds!!! OMG you must really like to cook, I could not find myself venturing in the kitchen with something so time consuming as tamales, but is great that you though about everybody.

Now you are gonna have to ups them to me:lol::bleh:
P.S. You should get those teenagers back to the kitchen to help you clean :bounce: