cinco de mayo by rebecca
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CINCO DE MAYO
By Rebecca
May 5, 2010
Cinco De Mayo Facts
Cinco De Mayo means “fifth of May”
The holiday celebrates the day when the Mexican
army overtook the French in the Battle of Puebla
The Mexicans won on May 5th, 1862
The Mexicans were under the leadership of
General Ignacio Zaragoza Senguin
Cinco De Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day
HOW YOU CAN CELEBRATE
o Make Mexican crafts on
Cinco De Mayo
o Eat Mexican food on Cinco
De Mayo
o Do a Mexican dance
o Reenact the Battle of Puebla
o Make your own
PowerPoint, slide-show or
movie about Cinco De Mayo
