Cinco de Mayo!!

Yay! So not only is it Friday and it's rainy (and that sucks) but it's Cinco de Mayo (and that's great!)

Then I got to thinking: what the heck is Cinco de Mayo anyway? It is just the name of the day? Is it a holiday? A happy one? A sad one? I'm here ready to drink and celebrate...but porque?

So I decided to look it up online (thanks again Google) and found some really cool facts that I also shared with my friends and now will share with you! Then you can share with your friends and so on and we can all drink and eat and celebrate and know the heck why!

Cinco de Mayo is:

• The Mexican Independence Day?  No, it's not. The Mexican Independence Day is actually celebrated September 16. 
• Meant to honor the Battle of Puebla that took place May 5, 1862. During the battle, also known as El Dia de la Batalla de Puebla, a group of just over 4,000 Mexican soldiers were outnumbered by the well equipped French troops. Against all odds, while less than 100 Mexican soldiers perished in the battle, the French lost the battle and had about 500 French casualties.
• Celebrated in the States, but is not celebrated in Mexico. Cinco de Mayo is typically a day of eating tacos and drinking margaritas but just like you won't find corned beef and green beer in Ireland on St. Patrick's Day, you won't find ground beef tacos, nachos, and frozen margaritas in Mexico on Cinco de Mayo. 

Another fun fact - there are over 81 million avocados eaten on Cinco de Mayo every year!