Quote Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho
cinco de mayo is a time for celebrating the dead.... something about all th elights and candles durring the celebration provides guiding lights to the spirits so they can come back down year after year and be with their family.. (you seemed confused as to what it really is...)

i'm drinking baracdi gold rum.. (peurto rican rum) close enough..
No, thats "Day of the Dead" you're thinking about. Cinco de mayo is to celebrate the victory of a battle against the french, fuckers beat them with like gardening tools 'n shit.

Thats what I learned in spanish class.