Cinco de Mayo

A Californian columnist thinks that Americans should stop celebrating Cinco de Mayo.

I completely disagree with him.

Don't get me wrong; I have no illusions that when we celebrate Cinco de Mayo, it has anything to do with a Mexican military victory against French imperialists.

We just celebrate it because its fun. In the same vein that we celebrate St. Patty's day, even though most of us aren't Irish. Or how many non-Christians celebrate Easter & Christmas. And many non-pagans celebrate Halloween. And on, and on, and on.

Holidays are about having fun, and one thing I love about Americans is that we don't really need much of an excuse to create a very in-depth holiday replete with very specific traditions and ways to celebrate.

Anyways, this Gringo's off to enjoy some drunken revelry at my local Mexican restaurant!