Salsa Anyone?
May is National Salsa Month and I think that is wonderful
because tomorrow we celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for May 5th.
Most Arizonans celebrate this day with
parties, delicious Mexican food, Piñatas, Mariachis and dancing – probably
doing the Salsa.
Cinco de Mayo is often said to be in honor of Mexican Independence
Day, but the holiday actually commemorates the Mexican army’s defeat of French
forces at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. In the United States, we have turned it
into a big party, but interesting enough Cinco de Mayo is not widely celebrated
in Mexico.
I think we just like to party. I do, and you can think of me
eating green corn tamales, beans and rice, and maybe a marguerite, at a party
I’m attending. I’m not sure I know how to do the Salsa, but I’m going to give
it a whirl.
By Lois Jamieson
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