Celebrating Cinco de Mayo

Cinco De Mayo is Spanish for the 5th of May. On the May 5, 1862, the Mexican army succeeded in defeating the much stronger French army and delaying the eventual occupation of their sovereign...

Whether you're a professional mariachi musician or just want to look like one, you'll need to outfit yourself with the appropriate accessories. A mariachi band just wouldn't be the same without...

Each fall, hundreds of thousands of Texans head to the state fair in Dallas. For more than 3 weeks, the crowds enjoy Texas food and entertainment, as well as a combination of the two known as the...

The Battle of Puebla is an event in Mexican history that most people now remember and celebrate as Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May. Contrary to the belief of most people with a cerveza in their...

Children of all ages love parties that have a piñata. It is fun and exciting knowing that any minute that piñata is going to burst open and spill out all the goodies that it holds inside. It is...

Supposedly, there was a time when old men in Michoacán, Mexico, danced jubilantly all through the night. Nowadays young people, mostly men, dress up like old men performing comic impersonations of...

As the Day of the Dead changed throughout the years, the music associated with it changed too. Many relate traditional Mexican folk music most closely with the holiday, but many contemporary...

For Haiti's Protestants, Catholics and Voodoo practitioners, the Day of the Dead includes festivities similar to other countries that celebrate All Soul's Day and All Saint's Day as part of the...