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Vocabulary Word List: AFICIONADO, ARROYO, AVOCADO, CANTINA, CHAPARRAL, CONQUISTADOR, EMBARGO, EXTRAVAGANZA, FIESTA, GUACAMOLE, GUERRILLA, HACIENDA, HURRICANE, MACHETE, MARIACHI, MOSQUITO, PALOMINO, PLAZA, PONCHO, RENEGADE, SAVANNA, SENORITA, SOMBRERO, TORNADO, TORTILLA, VIGILANTE
Anticipation, Artistry, Atmosphere, Authentic, Awe
Balls, Bands, Banquet, Barricades, Beans, Behavior, Bold
Cacophony, Cantina, Carefree, Catering, Celebration, Chicano, Clamor, Community, Conquer, Costume, Courageous, Creative, Creativity, Crowds, Culmination, Culture, Customs
Dancing, Decoration, Demonstrations, Devotion, Drink
Ecstatic, Enthusiasm, Exceptional, Expectant, Extravagance, Extravaganza
Face-painting, Faithful, Famous, Fancy dress, Fervid, Festival, Festivities, Festoon, Fiesta, Folklorico, Folly, Food
Genuine, Glitzy, Gourmet, Grand
Heritage, Holiday, Honor, Hoorah
Imaginative, Individuality, Industrious, Ingenuous, Innovative, Inspirational, Intense
Jocular, Joy, Joyful, Jubilant
Keen, Kinship
Laughter, Legitimacy, Loitering
Mariachi, Merrymaking, Mexican, Mob, Momentum, Music, Mystical
Nationalism
Opportunity, Outrageous, Ovation
Parade, Parties, Patriotism, Phenomenon, Popular, Pretentious, Priority
Quality, Quest, Quintessential
Recognition, Resourcefulness, Responsive, Rite
Sharing, Sombrero, Souvenir, Special, Spectacle, Spirit, Success, Successful, Sumptuous, Surprise
Tantalize, Teamwork, Tenacious, Tolerant, Tourists, Trademark, Tradition, Treasure
Ultimate, Unanimous, Unfolding, Unique, United, Unity
Valid, Vigilant, Vigorous, Visible
Waving, Welcoming, Willingness, Winning, Worthwhile, Worthy
Yearning, Yelling, Young
Zealous
Viva CINCO DE MAYO
Mexican and Chicano communities, especially from Texas to California, celebrate Cinco de Mayo, May 5. On that date in 1862 the Mexican army of 4,000 soldiers conquered French troops that numbered 8,000 in the Battle of Puebla.
The victory, even though the army was later defeated, showed Mexican citizens that they could fight successfully against stronger nations. The success generated and increased national pride, patriotism, as well as celebrated a respect for people's rights.
Today, some of the historical significance has dimmed as many people in the United States choose to celebrate the commercial aspects of the holiday with folklorico dancing, parades, mariachi music and festive activities. These parties celebrate liberty and freedom.
It is incorrect to assume that Cinco de Mayo, May 5 is the same holiday as Mexican Independence Day, Sept. 15, 1810.
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