We wish all our North American Students a Feliz Cinco de Mayo!
Originally a lesser Mexican Independence Celebration Day, Cinco de Mayo or 'the Fifth of May' has grown into a commonly celebrated North American Holiday! On this day, many Mexicans, American and Canadians eat Mexican food, decorate their homes and themselves in Mexican traditional style and drink Mexican drinks.
Curious about why Cinco de Mayo is such a big deal for Mexicans and Mexican Americans, why not read these two tidbits that share a little history of the holiday from inside of the Online Library's journal collections....
"Cinco De Mayo, the history behind the holiday", 2004, Modern brewery age,
For students interested in gaining a rough idea of what Cinco de Mayo is, this article shares a quick history of what happened and where with a taste of local flare.
Cinco de Mayo: A Celebration Of Mexican Heritage
A quick and concise yet comprehensive history of the steps leading to the first Cinco de Mayo.
Interested in learning more about Mexican or North American, history, why not check out some of these books from our collections inside our GALE and JSTOR database:
Mexican-American War, by Julie L. Carnagie and Kelly King Howes
Mexican Emigration to the United States, 1897–1931
Mexican Americans in a Dallas Barrio
Want to know more about how to find articles inside of our databases, feel free to contact us below?
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