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In the Western United States, Cinco de Mayo is widely celebrated because of the large population of immigrants. Portland, Oregon has one of the largest celebrations of Cinco de Mayo in the world.
I find it interesting that no one asked why we celebrate St. Patricks Day when St. Paddy's was over.
Okay, so we celebrate the life of a guy who spent his time ridding Ireland of heathens by drinking ourselves silly. Seems to me that Cinco de Mayo makes a bit more sense--celebrating victory. I also can't help but notice we have no problem adopting holidays when drinking is involved.
We are a country of immigrants, which is why we celebrate things like Cinco de Mayo, St. Patricks Day, and Oktoberfest. (Side note: while we don't see a lot of the German population freshly immigrated, a good portion of the American population has roots there.) It is only natural that we would all celebrate different cultural holidays. I can guarantee you there are holidays I celebrate that you don't.
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