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May 21, 2009
By Martha Perez
In honor of the victory of the Mexican fighters at the battle of Puebla, Mexico, MEChA organized an activity to remember the occasion. They reserved a place in the amphitheater during lunch on May 5 where they hung a piñata and organized activities for students. Mexican music, like banda and mariachi, played throughout.
Although it is not honored like Sept. 16, Mexico’s independence day, Cinco de Mayo is a significant occasion for many Mexican-Americans. It celebrates the patriotic courage the Mexicans showed when they defeated the French. The fifth of May is the commemoration date in which unarmed Mexican peasants won a battle in Puebla, Mexico against armed French soldiers.
“I usually don’t do anything to celebrate Cinco de Mayo,” junior Santiago Contreras said. “But it was nice to see that MEChA organized the whole piñata thing during lunch because it hadn’t been done before.”
Not a lot of people attended the newly created Cinco de Mayo activity in the amphitheater.
“We put a lot of effort into it because we think it’s an important holiday, but not a lot of people joined us,” MEChA treasurer Cindy Guerrero said.
Senior Daniel Barroso did not attend the celebration taking place on that day.
“I don’t celebrate Cinco de Mayo because I never have, and I don’t think of it as a commemorative holiday,” Barroso said.
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