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Topic: Mexico Pavillion Salute...

#	Author	Message
1	mstaft Mon 5/5/2008 5:18a	.. on my blog today. Happy Cinco de Mayo! Margaritas for all! www.insightsandsounds.blogspot.com Mark
2	mstaft Mon 5/5/2008 4:56p	Was there anything happening at the Mexico pavillion today?
3	fkurucz Tue 5/6/2008 12:18p	Being that 5 de Mayo is a non-holiday in Mexico, I hope not. My employer, large multinational, offers its employees in Mexico the following paid holidays: New Years Day Constitution day (Feb 4) Benito Juarez birthday (March 21) Holy Thursday and Good Friday (moveable) Labor day (May 1) Independence day (Sept 16) Revolution Day (Nov 17) Christmas Eve and Day Cinco de Mayo? Not a holiday. As a former chilango (resident of Mexico City) I have always been puzzled by all the fuss that is made over this non-holiday in the US.
4	fkurucz Tue 5/6/2008 12:19p	An analogy would be if the American expat community in Mexico went all out on Groundhog day.
5	fkurucz Tue 5/6/2008 12:26p	Just for fun I went to www.eluniversal.com.mx, Mexico's newspaper of record and search if there were any articles regarding 5 de Mayo. The was only one, an editorial from Hispanic Link News Service where a Mexican-American journalist makes a case for celebrating "El Cinco". Otherwise .... nothing.
6	davewasbaloo Tue 5/6/2008 12:48p	Agreed. Same thing with St Patrick's Day - largely ignored over here in the UK unless you are an alcoholic. Yet it is huge in the US (then again there are more Irish decendents in the US then there are in Ireland!)
7	999HAUNTS Tue 5/6/2008 1:35p	Cinco de Mayo, Arbor Day, Armed Forces Day, Secretary's day, Daylight Savings...who cares if it's a real holiday as long as I get a second margarita!
8	MPierce Tue 5/6/2008 3:48p	^^^ I'm glad to see that you have your prioroties straight!
9	fkurucz Tue 5/6/2008 3:56p	>>Cinco de Mayo, Arbor Day, Armed Forces Day, Secretary's day, Daylight Savings...who cares if it's a real holiday as long as I get a second margarita!<< Since when does anyone need an "excuse" to do that?
10	999HAUNTS Tue 5/6/2008 8:32p	LOL!

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