2. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day (September 16).
3. The largest Cinco de Mayo event in the world is held in Los Angeles, California, where more than 600,000 people celebrate.
4. Cinco de Mayo is a regional holiday limited primarily to the state of Puebla.
5. TIME magazine reports that "Cinco de Mayo started to come into vogue in 1940s America during the rise of the Chicano movement."
6. It was reported that there were more than 150 official U.S. celebrations of Cinco de Mayo
7. The Cinco de Mayo festival in Chandler, Arizona, is known for its Chihuahua parade.
8. Commercial interests in the U.S. have capitalized on the celebration of Cinco de Mayo, advertising Mexican products and services, with an emphasis on beverages, foods, and music.
9. Cinco de Mayo is the largest tequila consumption day in the United States.
10. Texas only allows the sale of fireworks on New Year’s Eve, Texas’ Independence Day in June, 4th of July, and, in some border areas, for the Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
