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Cinco de mayo. Created by: Desiree Salinas and Yaslin Ruedas. What is Cinco de mayo?. When the people of Puebla celebrate The Battle of Puebla. Mexico owed war debts to France ,but Mexico never payed so the French Army sent troops to invade puebla.
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Cinco de mayo Created by: Desiree Salinas and Yaslin Ruedas
What is Cinco de mayo? • When the people of Puebla celebrate The Battle of Puebla. • Mexico owed war debts to France ,but Mexico never payed so the French Army sent troops to invade puebla. • Mexico won the battle by believing that they could win and they stood their ground. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9cJ03cTmf8
It’s not Mexico’s Independence • Some people mistake Cinco de mayo as Mexico’s Independence • Mexico’s Independence is actually celebrated on the 16th of September. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPIC8Q-TZeI
How Cinco de mayo is Celebrated • Celebrated in Puebla with parades, reenact the battle of Puebla, cultural foods are eaten, and dance to music. • many people in the U.S. celebrate the Cinco de mayo by dancing to music and by eating variety of different Mexican foods.They also celebrate the mexican culture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAdEAANW-m0