The History of Cinco de Mayo: Cinco de Mayo, Spanish for the Fifth of May, is a yearly celebration held on May 5th, to celebrate Mexico’s victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 led by General Ignacio Zaragoza. General Ignacio Zaragoza died a few months after the battle from an illness, and a larger…
The History of Saint Patrick’s Day: Saint Patrick’s Day (St. Patrick’s Day), or the Feast of Saint Patrick is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (AD 385 – AD 461), the patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick’s Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century…