Cinco de Mayo, celebrated on May 5th, marks Mexico's victory over France in 1862. In the U.S., it’s a festive celebration of Mexican culture.

Cinco de Mayo, celebrated on May 5th, marks Mexico's victory over France in 1862. In the U.S., it’s a festive celebration of Mexican culture.

It’s even said that Cinco de Mayo isn’t celebrated in Mexico as much as it is here in the United States. In fact, for most Mexican people, life continues as normal on May 5th, because it is ...

Cinco de Mayo, a day often confused for Mexico’s Independence Day, is next week.. To many Americans, the fifth of May is a day for discounted tacos and margaritas and is often punctuated with ...

Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in large part because of this resounding victory over the French when the Mexican Army’s 4,000 defeated the French Army’s 8,000 at the Battle of Puebla, Mexico ...

PHOENIX — American bars and restaurants gear up every year for Cinco de Mayo, offering special deals on Mexican food and alcoholic drinks for the May 5 holiday that is barely celebrated south of the ...

Brooklyn’s Mexican community marches down 5th Avenue in the Sunset Park during a Cinco de Mayo parade on May 7, 2017. Corbis via Getty Images ...

Cinco de Mayo recognizes the unexpected victory of Mexico over the French army at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. 24/7 Live Houston Southwest Southeast Northwest Northeast Welcome, Mickey ...

Celorio: Even though Cinco de Mayo isn’t a major holiday here in Mexico, I love that it has become such a great occasion in the U.S., and in other countries to recognize and celebrate Mexico's ...

For many people, May 5th represents Cinco de Mayo, a celebration of Mexican heritage. However, despite its popularity in the U.S., the holiday is largely misunderstood, and unfortunately, often ...

Cinco de Mayo is thought by many to be Mexican Independence Day, but the day actually commemorates the Battle of Puebla, a military victory of the Mexican army over the French army on May 5th, 1862.