We celebrate Independence Day on September 16th with parties, costumes, contests, games and of course LOTS OF FOOD! We normally celebrate on evening of the 15th, since the "Shout for Independence" occurred on midnight of that day. So, we call it the "quince" (fifteen) rather than the "sixteen".
On Cinco de Mayo there was a battle that took place in Puebla, Mexico between the Mexican army and the French. If you want to know what really took place, look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo. It'll tell you all about it!It is celebrated in Puebla with parades and parties, but in the rest of the country (for the most part), life goes on as usual on the 5th of May.
We're not sure why the country to the north of us has "grabbed" this date as Mexico's Independence Day. Why grab Cinco de Mayo? Why not grab 16 de Septiembre?? We'll probably never know!
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