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