# Straight Dope 5/19/2023: What are people celebrating on Cinco de Mayo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [May 19, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-5-19-2023-what-are-people-celebrating-on-cinco-de-mayo/984302 "2023-05-19T22:56:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-5-19-2023-what-are-people-celebrating-on-cinco-de-mayo/984302/21 "2023-05-22T21:09:13Z")
The correct answer to the question is _la primavera_. Spring and warmer weather. ---
**Author:** ![MrPete67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@MrPete67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrPete67)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-5-19-2023-what-are-people-celebrating-on-cinco-de-mayo/984302/22 "2023-05-22T23:40:43Z")
That’s funny… ( 364 days) ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-5-19-2023-what-are-people-celebrating-on-cinco-de-mayo/984302/23 "2023-05-23T22:14:07Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > One Brit said they referred to it as “Good Riddance Day”. As a smart-ass eight-year old I would ask, “Do they have a 4th of July in Great Britain?” “Of course not. Why would they?” (Feigning puzzlement) “What do they do from the 3rd to the 5th then?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-5-19-2023-what-are-people-celebrating-on-cinco-de-mayo/984302.md?page=1)