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五月节(Cinco
de Mayo)
地方性遗产
您知道科罗拉多曾是西班牙的属地吗？1700年代早期，西班牙宣称拥有现今的科罗拉多州一区，但到了最后，该地则多由法国控管。后来到了1803年，科罗拉多州的东半部成为路易西安那收购案(Louisiana
Purchase：美国及法国之间的一笔土地交易)中的一部分，而剩余的土地则交由西班牙人管理。之后，直到1848年前，它为墨西哥的领地。
科罗拉多州的丹佛市及其他许许多多的城市内，西班牙人及墨西哥后裔会以说故事表演、游行、食物、萨尔萨舞曲(salsa)及墨西哥街头音乐来欢庆五月节。Cinco
de Mayo即西班牙文的五月五日。墨西哥农民曾在1862年的5月5日，于墨西哥境内的普埃布拉(La
Puebla)击败法国入侵者。许多人误以为Cinco
de Mayo是墨西哥的独立纪念日，但实际上，墨西哥是在1810年9月16日独立的，而1862年比1810年足足早了50年有余。
这场在丹佛举行的西班牙庆典始于1987年，刚开始它只是一场小型的邻里聚会。但到了1996年时，这场周末活动已经成为盛大的庆祝活动，吸引了50万名游客前来参加，而它的举办地点也迁移到现在位于丹佛市市民中央公园(Denver's
Civic Center Park)的新家。您所居住的城市会举办五月节吗？下次如果有机会，记得要参加并协助进行庆祝活动！
Did you know that Colorado used to be owned by Spain? In the early 1700s the area that is now Colorado was claimed by Spain, and eventually France controlled most of it. Later, in 1803, the Eastern part of Colorado became part of the Louisiana Purchase (a deal between France and the U.S.), with the rest remaining in Spanish, and later, Mexican, control until 1848.
In Denver, Colorado, and many other cities, people of Hispanic and Mexican descent have a Cinco de Mayo festival with storytelling, parades, food, and dancing to the beat of salsa and mariachi music. Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for the Fifth of May. On this day in 1862 Mexican peasants won a battle against French invaders in La Puebla, Mexico. Many people mistake Cinco de Mayo for Mexican Independence Day, but that happened on September 16, 1810 -- more than 50 years earlier.
This Hispanic celebration began in Denver in 1987 as a small neighborhood street festival. By 1996 the weekend event had become so large -- attracting a half-million festival-goers -- that it moved to its new home in Denver's Civic Center Park. Does your city have a Cinco de Mayo celebration? The next time you have the opportunity, go and help celebrate!
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