Photo giveaway and what Cinco de Mayo actually celebrates
Twitter, oh, good 'ol Twitter! I love how it can get people connected, communicated, and how can it get you (and others) great information, deals and good, meaningful friendships. Now and then, I like to have an occassional contest and put out some giveaways. Today I posted a question, and less than a minute later, the lovely Jen Joyce (@knitpurl) sent me her answer. She had the correcta answer! That won her a framed 4x6 print on Kodak Professional Metallic paper from my studio. The photo on this post is the one that soon will be hanging on Jen's home sweet home.
What I asked on Twitter in exchange of this giveaway was what Cinco de Mayo actually celebrates. It's interesting to see how some foreign holidays observed in the U.S. sometimes are an excuse to get together and drink, but only few people can answer what they are celebrating. I was pleased to see I got several replies, all of them correct. According to MexOnline.com, Cinco de Mayo "commemorates the victory of the Mexican militia over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. It is primarily a regional holiday celebrated in the Mexican state capital city of Puebla and throughout the state of Puebla, with some limited recognition in other parts of Mexico, and especially in U.S. cities with a significant Mexican population. It is not, as many people think, Mexico's Independence Day, which is actually September 16."
(For full information about Cinco de Mayo, please click here.)
¡Felicitaciones, Jen!
