Most Christians celebrated Easter several weeks ago. Some Christians do not celebrate religious feasts at all. And the Eastern Christian Churches, the Orthodox, celebrate Easter tomorrow, May 5. Since I have family members and friends in all three of those groups -- the early celebrants, the non-celebrants and the later celebrants, I want to take an opportunity to wish the Orthodox a happy Easter.On a much more secular note, tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, so sombreros off to the wonderful people of Mexico wherever they may be. I remember someone once ridiculed George W. Bush because they thought he was ignorant about Mexico's Independence Day. Then-President Bush pointed out that Mexico celebrates its independence from Spain on September 16. In Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is a regional holiday commemorating the Mexican victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla.
Thus endeth the lesson for today.
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