Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Should Cinco de Mayo be celebrated in the USA?
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Yes, Cinco de Mayo should be celebrated in the USA

This position holds that marking Cinco de Mayo in the United States is a legitimate acknowledgement of Mexican heritage and of Mexican American communities, and that shared public festivity is one of the ways a diverse society recognises the cultures within it.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. A day that marks a community's heritage belongs in the country where that community lives
  2. Shared celebration is how a culture stops being foreign to the people around it