PLAY Happy Sinko De Mayo
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byronandkathy2003
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happy stinko de mayo day to you too.. 
ambereyes
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That's how I felt after going to the county wide Cinco de Mayo party at the square. To much good food and maybe a "couple" of nice cold drinks
Not counting the live music and dancing.
1862 – Cinco de Mayo in Mexico: troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla. Beating the French makes this a Mexican holiday. Germany celebrates the days it beat the French: Sonntag, Montag, Dienstag, etc.
-- Today in History – 5 May | Mostly Cajun, All American and Opinionated
-- Today in History – 5 May | Mostly Cajun, All American and Opinionated
I had a coupla margaritas.
dberszerker
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Raggedyman
Res ipsa loquitur
Beltane - A Celtic Cross Quarter
05 May 2021 at 00:00:25 · Filed under Ancestors, Holidays, Notions, People
Posted by CapnBob
beltane3.jpgThis 5th of May, 2021, Damsel and I have decided to skip the traditional “Cinco de Mayo” and celebrate “Beltane” instead. The Cross-Quarter day (midway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice) of Beltane, an ancient Celtic day of importance, occurs on May 5th this year according to the “Grand Octal Clock” which can be seen at the Archaeoastronomy.com website.
So, to celebrate the Celtic First Day of the Summer Season, we will be preparing a traditional Irish dinner of Corned Beef and Cabbage along with some boiled vegetables. I know, we just had that on March 17th for St. Patrick’s Day, but we like to have this meal more than once a year.
I discussed our Irish Ancestry in a post on St. Patrick’s Day last year. I also have English, Welsh, Scottish and some other mixed Northern European heritage along with a couple of Italians and one Choctaw great6th grandmother. Doing the math, that Indian ancestor qualifies me for Native American heritage benefits four times greater than Senator Elizabeth “Fauxcahontas” Warren. Of course, I wouldn’t do that - I’m not a Democrat.
So, since neither Damsel nor I have any Hispanic Genealogy, we will probably be more inclined to celebrate Beltane than Cinco de Mayo in the future on May the 5th. That being said, we will still, of course, indulge in Tex/Mex Cuisine from time to time.
