Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your Family

What is Cinco de Mayo?

Here in America, this holiday is often incorrectly thought to be Mexico’s Independence day. In fact, the day is more celebrated in America than in Mexico. Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. The day, which falls on Sunday, May 5 in 2024, is also known as Battle of Puebla Day. While it is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States, Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a commemoration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican American populations.

Usually it is celebrated with live music, folkloric dancing, traditional foods, tacos, tequilas, and margarita specials. In areas of the country with a higher Mexican population, the cities celebrate with parades and battle reenactments.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your family

If you live in a big city there are usually good options of things to do to celebrate it. But sometimes you don’t have that option. If you live in an area where the celebrating is big, than you can:

Go to a Parade or Festival

Take the fam and go out for the day to celebrate Mexican culture. The parades and festivals have traditional dancing and booths selling traditional food. They often feature live music called mariachi which is traditionally cultural music. This is a fun way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the family -learning about Mexican culture and having a fun time with the family as well.

If you can’t or don’t want to go to these fiestas, but still want to have fun with your family celebrating this, you can totally do that!

Cook Traditional Food at Home

This is a much more homey and cozy way to celebrate, so if this is your style, then here it is! You can spend quality time with your family bonding over Mexican cuisine. Whether you love traditional Mexican food or your just a home body and like to avoid the crowds, this is for you.

You can make decor with the kids and set it up in the house. Here are some fun ideas: Diy Decor. Then everyone can gather around and spend time putting together some awesome food and build memories with your family. You could also put on some mariachi or traditional Mexican music in the background to complete the aesthetic.