1. Cinco de mayo Created by: Desiree Salinas and Yaslin Ruedas

2. What is Cinco de mayo? When the people of Puebla celebrate The Battle of Puebla. Mexico owed war debts to France,but Mexico never payed so the French Army sent troops to invade puebla. Mexico won the battle by believing that they could win and they stood their ground. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9cJ 03cTmf8

3. It’s not Mexico’s Independence Some people mistake Cinco de mayo as Mexico’s Independence Mexico’s Independence is actually celebrated on the 16th of September. http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=aPIC8Q-TZeI http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=aPIC8Q-TZeI

4. How Cinco de mayo is Celebrated Celebrated in Puebla with parades, reenact the battle of Puebla, cultural foods are eaten, and dance to music. many people in the U.S. celebrate the Cinco de mayo by dancing to music and by eating variety of different Mexican foods.They also celebrate the mexican culture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAdEAAN W-m0