Cinco de Mayo Funology

May 5th

Cinco de Mayo celebrates the victorious battle between Mexican President Benitao Juares and Texas-born General Ignacio Zaragoza and the French forces lead by Napoleon III. This battle, held at Puebla, Mexico on May 5, 1862 signified the defeat of the French and their efforts to establish a governmental presence in Mexico. In Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is one of the nation's major holidays. Traditional celebrations of Cinco De Mayo include parades, festivals, music, dancing and bountiful meals.

Crafts and Activities:

• Bry-Back Manor: Yarn picture
• Bry-Back Manor: Paper flowers
• Family Fun: Create a pinata
• Free Kids Crafts: Craft ideas
• Jig Zone: Chichen Itza, Mexico puzzle
• Kids Korner: Coloring page
• Kiddy House: Games and coloring pages
• Kinderart: Craft a poncho
• Mexico for Kids: Learn about Mexico
• Nuttin' But Kids: Songs, fingerplays and grouptime fun
• Surfing the Net with Kids: Online puzzle
• Study Spanish: Online Spanish tutor
• The Holiday Zone: Arts and crafts
• The Holiday Zone: Games
• Virtual Palenque: Take a virtual tour of ancient Mayan ruins

Food:

• Bry-Back Manor: Cinco de Mayo supper
• Epicurious Food: A Mexican fiesta
• Flavors of the South: Flavorful recipes from Mexico and the Southwest
• Flora's Hideout: Non-alcholoic drink recipes
• Mexican Food TV: Authentic Mexican recipes
• Nestle Very Best Baking: 21 Tips for a fine fiesta
• Old Fashioned Holidays: Food ideas for a Mexican celebration
• Ortega: Mexican recipes
• Perfectent Entertaining: Food and drink recipes
• The Holiday Zone: Mexican recipes
• World in Your Kitchen: Mexican recipes

Thought You'd Like to Know:

• VIVA! Cinco de Mayo: History of the holiday
• Mexonline: Learn about Cinco de Mayo

Virtual Cards and Gifts:

• 123 Greetings: A shot of tequila
• 1001 Postcards: Greeting cards
• Greet Someone: Greeting cards
• Greetz: Greeting cards
• Surfing the Net with Kids: Greeting cards
• Virtual Cocktail: Margarita with lime

Computer Enhancements:

• Fontazm: Cactus Love font
• Fontazm: Hot Tamale font
• Font A Day: Chili Pepper bold font
• Millan: Animated graphic
• Silicon Valley: Animated flag
• Softseek: Red hot chili pepper screen saver
• Softseek: Taco Bell cursor set
• Softseek: Taco Bell theme set

Additional Links:

• There's no Page Like Home for the Holidays: Cinco de Mayo links
• Cinco de Mayo: The offical web site for Cinco de Mayo
• The Holiday Zone: Assorted links

Verifying links is an ongoing process. Links are here today but gone tomorrow.
If you come across a link that is dead or has moved, please notify us.
All links were last verified on April 27, 2001.

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