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[–] deepdivedylan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Cinco de Mayo commerates the Battle of Puebla. In the 1860s, the French took advantage of the United States being distracted by the Civil War and invaded México. The French were very pro-Confederate at the time. They planned to use México as a supply line to assist the Confederates. On 5 May, 1863, a rag tag group of Mexican soldiers defeated invading/occupying French troops in an embarrassing defeat. This stopped the French plans to support the Confederacy and fueled a Mexican insurgence to drive out the French and return them to Europe.

In the early 20th century, a group of Latinos in Texas (Mexicans, Guatamalans, Hondurans, etc) wanted to celebrate a "Latino pride" sort of day. Ironically, they chose Cinco de Mayo since it was an unknown, never celebrated holiday that wasn't country X's independence day. And it took off from there.

[–] deepdivedylan@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Mexican here. Cinco de Mayo commerates the Battle of Puebla. It's widely celebrated in the United States and not celebrated here. It's really more a Mexican-American thing.

There are 32 states down here and only one, Puebla itself, has the day off. As a resident of one of the other 31 states, it literally was a normal day at work for me.

[–] deepdivedylan@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

CATS: You have no chance to survive make your time

[–] deepdivedylan@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

We'll remake it for meow!

[–] deepdivedylan@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Ask meow nicely. If meow is feeling generous, meow will give you a slice! 😻😹😺🐾🍕

[–] deepdivedylan@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

Redundant since this is not our world. Kitties just let us live in it. 😻😹😺🐾

 
[–] deepdivedylan@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Agreed. English is so stoopid sometimes! I didn't read what you said as offensive at all. We're all good. 😺

[–] deepdivedylan@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You're right! The translation is such a disservice. That's why I prefer to simply use the Czech term, houskové knedlíky. My goal was to expand my cultural understanding by trying to make another country's food by hand. I'm very happy to say that I'm accomplishing that goal. 😻🇨🇿

[–] deepdivedylan@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Thank you! I'm very pleased for a first attempt.Thank you! I'm very pleased for a first attempt.

[–] deepdivedylan@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

You're not far off. I was aiming for a poor man's svíčková by learning to make the houskové knedlíky first. My goal for the coming weeks is to make svíčková entirely by hand and do even better with the houskové knedlíky.

One step at a time. I'm proud of my first step. 😺🇨🇿

 

I used New Year's Eve leftovers as an excuse to make houskové knedlíky (bread dumplings) from the Czech Republic. I almost felt like I was back in Prague! 🇨🇿🍖

 

I unsubscribed from a company's mailing list and then they added me to a new "unsubscribers" list and spammed me again. I then unsubscribed from that list and was added to another "unsubscriber" list. At least this new unsubscriber list was labelled "new". That makes it so much better. /s*

 
 

I belong to the kitty in the meme 😻😹😺🐾

 

It was incredibly easy and fun to make. I only have one question: what do you call it? I've heard so many names for it. Vote in my fun poll.

 

I only eat ingredients with emojis hehe 😹🥓🥬🍅🍄🍻

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My sister runs marine biology and desert ecology classes in the desert of Baja California. Here's a short video of us weathering Hurricane Hilary and its aftermath.

 

...by watching a YouTube video without subtitles. That's the real accomplishment: being able to understand most of the audio and making something that really tasted great! 🍳 🍽️ 🗾

 
 
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