Cinco de Mayo - Farm Style

Last night we celebrated Cinco de Mayo the farm way.  I actually had not heard of Cinco de Mayo until 1983 when Tim and I were living in California; we were stationed at NAS North Island.  When May 5th came along there were celebrations everywhere and I was looked upon like I was crazy because I had never heard of it.  Of course, at that time, only California celebrated Cinco de Mayo until it became more popular Nation wide in the later 1980's.  Cinco de Mayo is a military celebration in Mexico.  It is celebrating the day the Mexican Army had beaten the French Army.  It was a major victory especially since the French Army was double the size of the Mexican Army.  In Mexico the holiday is not celebrated like it is here in the U.S.  It is a more serious holiday celebrated by a ceremony with speeches and maybe a military parade.  The U.S. version is a party. We celebrated with tacos and white sangria and a discussion of the real meaning of Cinco de Mayo.  It was a good night with good friends, food and drink.  Dessert was good too!