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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 3087410, member: 76194&quot;]If anyone wants to know why people get drunk during May 5....that coin is the reason why. The French tried to establish an empire in Mexico, and although the Battle of Puebla, fought on May 5, 1862 was a small victory in the struggle to eventually get rid of the French imperial forces in Mexico, it resonated enough with the locals that if became a major celebration over time. And now the US has done what they are good at, hijacked the holiday and turned it into a mass consumerism event where people are expected to spend an obscene amount of money on alcohol,&nbsp; and stuffing their mouths full of tacos, for no reason whatsoever (I doubt any of them has ever heard of the Battle of Puebla).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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