Even though many have no idea what Cinco de Mayo is all about, they still enjoy drinking a margarita and eating traditional Mexican food while staring at beautiful girls dancing in colorful dresses.

Many people in the U.S. think that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day, which is actually September 16 and represents the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.

Cinco de Mayo is mainly a regional and not obligatory federal holiday in Mexico, commemorating a victory of the Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin over French forces in the Battle of Puebla, a small Mexican city that many Latino people have never heard of. On May 5, 1862, a badly trained and poorly armed Mexican army defeated the French army, which was, at the time, one of the most powerful in the world.

Even though the war was eventually won by France, defeating such a good army in that first battle was important for Mexicans, who chose that day to celebrate their identity and cultural legacy.

"This celebration is so important to me because it brings me back to my world of Zacatecas and the Mexican culture that I miss so much," Enrique Gonzalez Sr., who was dressed like a Mexican cowboy, told the San Francisco Chronicle.

In the United States, Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican culture, like Oktoberfest is for Germans, St.Patrick’s Day for the Irish and the Chinese New Year for Chinese people.

The holiday was sponsored by Corona beer, but involved a lot of tequila as well.

Obviously, it’s mostly a commercial holiday, like many holidays are. People use the occasion as an excuse to celebrate and drink, while big companies use it to sell their products.

But still, the most important thing is that Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of diversity, which crosses borders and helps people of different nations and cultures get together.