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Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Battle of Puebla in 1862. It is not Mexico’s Independence Day—which is September 16.
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What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?
Easter is the principal festival of the Christian church, a celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion. So where do the colored eggs fit in? The egg was a widely used premodern and pre-Christian symbol of fertility and restoration. European “Pagans” (a
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