Saturday is Cinco De Mayo. Here’s a quick brush up for the fifth of May for those thinking it’s a celebration of Mexican Independence. It’s not. That’s September 16th. What’s Cinco De Mayo?

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “fifth of May”) is a celebration held on May 5. It is celebrated nationwide in the United States and regionally in Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the holiday is called El Dia de la Batalla de Puebla (English: The Day of the Battle of Puebla). The date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride, and to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War. In the state of Puebla, the date is observed to commemorate the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. Contrary to widespread popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day — the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico — which is actually celebrated on September 16.

And here I thought it was a creation by advertising agencies to sell beer.

United Press International reports that “The holiday crossed over into the United States in the 1950s and 1960s but didn’t gain popularity until the 1980s when marketers, especially beer companies, capitalized on the celebratory nature of the day and began to promote it.”

Woops! I guess it is. This weekend while you are celebrating “not exactly Mexican independence day” take a moment to think about your own independence. Your financial independence to be exact. How’s that coming along?

-RD

No words needed. Take a peek for yourself.

Check out this post from our friend Randy Gage from his Network Marketing Times MLM Success Blog.

Here in the U.S., the election is just starting to heat up. The Democrats think we need dozens of government agencies with tens of thousands of employees managing all aspects of our lives. The Republicans want to police the bedroom and they seem to love starting wars around the world. Between the two parties, we now have a 15 trillion dollar deficit.

Of course similar scenarios are unfolding all over the world. Many of the nations in Europe are in worse shape. Several are virtually bankrupt.

The worst pyramid schemes are the governments themselves. And their money games are reeking havoc on the economy.

But that is only good news for you…

Because the more economic uncertainty there is, the better Network Marketing does. Don’t worry about the economy.

Create your own. Because you’re in the perfect business to do just that.

Ain’t it great!

- RG

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