Celebrating Cinco de Mayo ("The Fifth of May" in Spanish)

This morning, I just kept asking myself, is there any special event for today? Or is any of my friends birthday falls on this day - 5th May?

Just now when I checked on Yahoo event page, I then realised it's Cinco de Mayo ("The Fifth of May" in Spanish)

Cinco de Mayo ("The Fifth of May" in Spanish) commemorates the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza over the French occupational forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

It is a common misconception that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day, which is celebrated on September 16th ("Dieciseis de septiembre" in Spanish), but actually it is a celebration of the battle. It is celebrated throughout the United States.

Here're some readings about Cinco de Mayo:

• http://events.yahoo.com/cincodemayo08/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Puebla
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo/

Here's also an interesting quiz - it's about Cinco de Mayo

"Think you know everything about Cinco de Mayo? Take our quiz and find out"

I'd just made a video about Yahoo Logo for this special day Cinco de Mayo...