Monday, May 04, 2009
Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo...
Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo (which is Spanish for 5th of May). It is is a regional holiday in Mexico that commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. However, Cinco de Mayo is not an obligatory federal holiday in Mexico. While Cinco de Mayo has limited or no significance nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.
Some things to do:
Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo (which is Spanish for 5th of May). It is is a regional holiday in Mexico that commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. However, Cinco de Mayo is not an obligatory federal holiday in Mexico. While Cinco de Mayo has limited or no significance nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.
Some things to do:
- Games, songs, crafts and more at Kiddyhouse.
- Make red, white, and green paper chains to decorate the room.
- Look at About.com to check out many fun Cinco de Mayo crafts.
- Print out one or more of these Cinco de Mayo coloring pages.
- Learn more about Cinco De Mayo.
- Make costumes and have a fancy parade.
- Try some of these Cinco De Mayo Recipes.
- Find Mexico on a map.
- Have a Cinco De Mayo party.
- Jump around and pretend you are a Mexican jumping bean.
- Apples 4 the Teacher has some great info and ideas.
- Many more resources at the Holiday Zone.
Have a great 5th of May!
P.S. Today (May 4th) is National Weather Observer's Day. Our thanks to the more than 11,000 Cooperative Weather Observers across the United States, who donate more than one million hours each year to collect the weather data that becomes our national climate records. Observers also add to the stream of information that the National Weather Service (NWS) uses to forecast weather, water and climate conditions, issue severe weather and flood warnings, and record the climates of the United States.
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 5:47 AM 
