The holiday of Cinco De Mayo takes place on the fifth of May. This celebrates the victory of the Mexicans over the French army at The Battle of Puebla in 1862. It is generally a religious holiday celebrated in the Mexican state capital city of Puebla and throughout the state of Puebla, but is also celebrated in other parts of the country and in some U.S. cities with a large Mexican population. It is thought my many people to be Mexico’s Independence Day, all though that takes place on September 16.
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo has become popular along the U.S./Mexico border and in parts of the U.S. that have a high population of people with Mexican heritage. In these areas, the holiday is a celebration of Mexican cul