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What is Cinco de mayos celebration really about?

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because Cinco de Mayo (pronounced [ˈsiŋko ðe ˈmaʝo] in Mexico, Spanish for "Fifth of May") is an annual celebration held on May 5. The date is observed to commemorate the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza.

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Cinco de mayo is a celebration to commemorate the Mexican Army’s victory against the English empire at the battle of Puebla
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