One of my classmates is from England. He was talking the other day about how, incredibly often, people here ask him if they celebrate the 4th of July in England.
Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s day of independence. It commemorates the date of a battle. More importantly, it’s just a minor regional holiday in Mexico. It’s nothing like our 4th of July. And Mexicans don’t make a big deal out of it! It’s arguably celebrated primarily in the United States.
Another foreign student at school mentioned that her home country (I think it’s Portugal) celebrates Thanksgiving. That’s really pretty strange?
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Norway celebrates the 4th of July. Of course they celebrate it as the queen’s birthday. 🙂 I have a friend from Mexico and he thinks its funny the fuss that people in the US make over Cinco de Mayo. He figures Americans just like an excuse to drink.
I can see other countries celebrating Thanksgiving as an extention of harvest celebrations. Canada does.
Norway celebrates the 4th of July. Of course they celebrate it as the queen’s birthday. 🙂 I have a friend from Mexico and he thinks its funny the fuss that people in the US make over Cinco de Mayo. He figures Americans just like an excuse to drink.
I can see other countries celebrating Thanksgiving as an extention of harvest celebrations. Canada does.