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Why is cinco de mayo celebrated on a much larger scale in the u.s.?

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Cinco de Mayo in the United States. Cinco de Mayo is annually observed on May 5. It celebrates the defeat of the French army during the Battle of Puebla (Batalla de Puebla) in Mexico on May 5, 1862. It is not to be confused with Mexico's Independence Day
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