With Cinco de Mayo on a Monday, most of the festivities this year are on Friday and Saturday. If you do a little traveling, you could celebrate a four-day weekend!
It’s May and that means that soon we’ll be celebrating our Mexican heritage, much like we all celebrate our Irish heritage in March…even when we have neither. Cinco de Mayo is a great excuse to leave work early, eat tortilla chips and drink more tequila than sanity allows, but is it starting to feel just a little bit like the same old thing?
You don’t have to be of Mexican heritage to partake in Cinco de Mayo festivities, or even to throw your own bash. Here are five tips for planning the best Cinco de Mayo party this side of the border:
Cinco De Mayo has become a simple excuse for many to pour alcohol into their faces, yet there are very few that actually know the real meaning behind the 5th of May...and if you didn't realize Cinco De Mayo translates to the 5th of May, you suck at life.