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I have some neighbors who regularly have a huge bash lasting all night long - it's happened every Cinco de Mayo for nearly a decade.

This year - nothing.

The whole town is quiet. This used to be one of the noisiest days of the year. Is anyone else noticing this in their community?

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[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I was in Mexico for Cinco last year and they didn't seem to give a shit. I asked if anything special was going on and they just laughed and said no.

[–] deepdivedylan@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Mexican here. Cinco de Mayo commerates the Battle of Puebla. It's widely celebrated in the United States and not celebrated here. It's really more a Mexican-American thing.

There are 32 states down here and only one, Puebla itself, has the day off. As a resident of one of the other 31 states, it literally was a normal day at work for me.

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 hours ago

Yeah it seems to be more of a Mexican-American thing. Also it has become sort of a Hallmark Holiday in the US, meaning the significance is amplified by marketing.

I mean the weather is usually beautiful on May 5, so any excuse to have a party.