Cinco de Mayo |
Sr. Guapo | Hola, y feliz cinco de mayo...
Reached the end of my spanish knowledge... Anyway... |
EACam | What's so special about the 5th of May?
Note: Spanish doesn't capitalize "cinco" or "mayo" [;)] |
Sr. Guapo | Dosen't it have to do with Mexican Independence day or something. I just like the mexican food. mmmmmmm... Tomales...
thank you for that note EACam. |
sdw | Yeah, thats what I've been hearing. |
Spodi | Something about the Mexicans defeating the English somewhere. |
masterbooda | I always thought it was an equivelent to labor day....... but then again... I'm a blithering idiot...
DaBooda Out... |
sdw | equivelent to labor day? lol more like independence day |
ballistik | Yea, it's Mexico's independence day. |
Almar Joling | Same here (The Netherlands)
4 may - "doden herdenking", we remind everyone who died during, and after the 2nd world war.
5 may - "bevrijdingsdag", we remind that The Netherlands got freed from the Germans (2nd worldwar) |
Eric Coleman | cinco de mayo is when you drink margaritas untill you pass out! Tequila! |
sdw | quote: "bevrijdingsdag"
So how in the world do you pronounce that?! |
Spodi | like "bevrijdingsdag" :) |
Sr. Guapo | Why doesn't the US have a cool holiday where everyone gets drunk for no real reason... Oh yeah, I think we call that college. [xx(] |
cjb0087 | just had 3 long weekends in a row :)
oStudent free day
oAnzac Day
oLabor day
and this week i have camp, yay |
Almar Joling | quote: Originally posted by sdw
quote: "bevrijdingsdag"
So how in the world do you pronounce that?!
beh-vraai-things-dag :)
bit like that ;) |