Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Cinco De Mayo Festival

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Old Town. The original settlement of San Diego.
One of four blocks of Fiesta!
Fiesta Food and Drink
Mexican Hat Dancers
Bolivian Band Members
Fancy work with lariats
12 year old rider.
Espadrilles
Espadrilles Performance
Aspiring to be a mariachi.
Cinco de Mayo
Little is known about the why of the celebration of Cinco de Mayo and its origin. Many believe it is celebrating independence. Actually it is the War of May 5 or the Battle of Puebla where the Mexican army over took the French in 1862. It is celebrated more out of the county than in Mexico. I am posting photos of the Cinco de Mayo celebration held May 2 in Old Town State Park which is where San Diego settlement began.

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