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The true meaning of Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day—and it actually impacted the American...
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View the Mariachi Northwestern performing “Cielito Lindo,” a classic mariachi song
Mariachi Northwestern performing “Cielito Lindo,” a classic mariachi song.
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Cinco de Mayo celebration, 2019
The Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on May 5 and is an occasion for...
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Women dancing at a Cinco de Mayo celebration in Los Angeles, which hosts one of the...
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Mexican pride
Children in traditional Mexican clothing dancing at a Cinco de Mayo celebration.
© Lawrence Migdale
Chicken enmoladas covered with mole poblano
A specialty of Puebla, Mexico, mole poblano is made with mole sauce, bitter...
© Marcos Elihu Castillo Ramirez—iStock/Getty Images
Cinco de Mayo festivities in Denver, one of the many U.S. cities that celebrate the...
© Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
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