Cinco De Mayo Parade

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “fifth of May”) is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El Día de la Batalla de Puebla (English: The Day of the Battle of Puebla). It originated with Mexican-American communities in the American West as a way to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War, and today the date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. In the state of Puebla, the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army‘s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day.

The Event

New York City Cinco De Mayo, this celebration was very well done and performed by all the dancers, singers that came down central park west. The colors and the drums were amazing as they danced there traditional dances and wore all the colors of energy that gave so much life to it all.

They are great people with a strong motivation in their culture and sharing all the find pieces that make this a moment to remember and stand by. All the dancers were beautifully layered in bright colors following them down to where it stopped in the city, together we all shared more energy from the beating drums, the music that only one so deeply moved by this energy can relate to.

These are a few images of what went on and some of the people having a great time in it all.