Streetalk: What’s the best way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Atlanta?
April 29, 2008 at 5:00 am by Jeff Slate in Streetalk
Clayton: You would probably have to have some fighting. It [commemorates] Napoleon III shooting up Mexico. Any Mexican restaurant with a large patio, you’ll see some kind of action there by the end of the night. But you can always go down to the Mexican consulate in Brookhaven and find a way to volunteer for some immigrant assistance program if you want a nonhedonistic, humanitarian way to celebrate the holiday. Do all our holidays have to be about getting drunk?
June: I celebrated it in Buckhead last year at Rio Grande. I think it’s getting bigger actually, which is more fun. But if you’re really going to do Cinco de Mayo, it’s all about Mexican traditions. We really don’t do that. We don’t even have Mexican flags. It’s more about drinking Coronas and listening to a band. Midtown is becoming the new place to go, but Buckhead, despite them trying to turn it into Rodeo Drive, still has a hold on Cinco de Mayo [compared with] Midtown.
Jose: Party. When we were in school, we had parades. It was a war between the French and the Mexicans. The Mexicans beat them with sticks and brooms and stuff, so it’s a big celebration. A lot of American people think it’s Mexican independence but it’s not. I like Cinco de Mayo here. You go to American bars and they celebrate with you. I’m thankful. The countries are next to each other, so I think it’s good that two cultures are coming together for Cinco de Mayo. In Mexico, we get drunk for Cinco de Mayo, too.
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April 29th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Yes, Clayton, they do have to be about getting drunk.
Except Easter. no…wait…. I did that this year.