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This week we have been in Mexico learning about the celebration called Cinco de mayo. Cinco de mayo is mexican for 5th of May. This is the day that they celebrate their victory over France in the Battle of Puebla (The Battle of the Blood River). Mexico did not expect to win because their army was much smaller.
At the Cinco de Mayo they celebrate Mexico by eating mexican foods, drinking mexican drinks, doing the mexican hat dance, wearing the mexican colours of red, green and white and hitting pinatas.
This week in Mexico we made ourselves a sombrero and learnt the mexican hat dance. We learnt lots of mexcian foods and drinks such as nachos, burritos, tacos, enchiladas, tortillas, salsa, beans, margaritas and mexican beer. We also coloured in the mexican flag.
Today we wore our sombreros while we danced the mexican hat dance then we all sat down together to try some yummy nachos. We are having a wonderful time on our adventure and can't wait for our next flight on Monday.
Bye for now,
From the 2E travellers xo
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Mrs Horsnell So 2E. did anyone save some nachos for me?????? Here are a couple of interesting facts about Mexico... * Mexico introduced chocolate, corn, and chilies to the world * Mexico is home to a very rare rabbit called the volcano rabbit which lives near Mexican volcanoes * Millions of monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico every year from the U.S. and Canada Can't wait to hear more of your travel adventures. xxx
Mrs Horsnell PS That's a VERY handsome picture too!!
Robyn and Allan Hope you all enjoyed your trip to Mexico.It must have been so much fun doing the Mexican hat dance with Mrs English. WE hope Mrs English wore her sombrero as well. Looking forward to hearing of your next adventure. HAPPY TRAVELLING.
Mrs Horsnell Hmm, Mrs English doing the Mexican hat dance.... that's an interesting visual!
2E Hi Mrs Horsnell - we will tell you that Mrs English was very good at doing the Mexican Hat Dance, We think her baby liked all that jumping around.