Cinco de Mayo (’May 5th’) is a bifg celebration in Mexico and indeed in parts of the US. So, Viva Cinco de Mayo to all. You can read more about it here and here.
If anyone has more to share with us on Cinco, please feel free!
Ken Carroll
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Jimmy B Says:
May 5th, 2007 at 12:33 am
For me, the 5DM will be the anniversary of my baptism by fire: The night of the dinner party where only Spanish will be spoken, and I see if those 90 lessons of Pimsleur (and the dozen Spanishsense lessons so far) have been worth anything! Adriana’s been quite helpful in the “Schedule and Topics” subject.
The dinner will be authentic Central American cuisine… which should be very fun (and will offer many opportunities to say “Es muy delicioso pero… ¿que es?”
In St Paul, sister city to my home town, there’s a big 5DM parade… but we’re expecting rain alas.
I’ll have a writeup on MY language blog… languageaddict.blogspot.com
FuDaWei Says:
May 10th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
For a city to an exploding Spanish immigrant population, I was a bit frustrated that there was no “Cinco de Mayo” celebration. I have my own [food] personal reasons [food] for wanting one [food], but I thought it’d be a nice thing for the community as a whole. There are still plenty of people a bit (shall we say:) “nervous” about our new neighbors and this would have been a perfect opportunity to them that Spanish culture isn’t all piñatas and mariachi music. With any luck, they’ll have one next year.
Adriana Says:
May 10th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
FuDaWei
I am pretty curious about that!, (if I am not mistaken you have Mexican neighbors, don’t you?) what is the perception of people about their Mexican neighbors there where you live?, you timidly said people are ´nervous´. Tell me about this cultural issue, I am really interested in!.
FuDaWei Says:
May 13th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Adriana …
I live in the middle of the USA. In the past few years, Mexican immigration to my city has mushroomed. The people here are seeing their comfortable and familiar neighborhoods change — almost overnight. Change (even for the better) always makes people nervous, and rapid change even moreso. For my part, it’s an exciting time and I’ve had nothing but good experiences with my new neighbors. They have brought thriving businesses into my hitherto stagnant area of town and an infusion of cultural vitality. But even I confess it is a bit disconcerting to suddenly have shops where virtually no on speaks English, so I understand why people are a bit concerned.
That’s all I meant. “Nervous” about change. I have not detected any significant ethnic animosity, if that’s what you’re wondering.
Adriana Says:
May 15th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
I see, I think there’s something in the Latin culture that adds a bit of energy and colorfulness to life. What discussions do you perceive in the no-distant future concerning the languages, then?