Happy Cinco de Mayo!

by Victor

Cinco de Mayo is a great example of what a group of people can accomplish when they come together and get organized.

Though it's not Mexico's Independence Day, it is an important regional holiday commemorating the defeat of the French army by Mexican forces in the city of Puebla.

There will be plenty of things to do today and a lot of fun to be had, so come out and celebrate the power of the people!

*Practice your Spanish with the Philadelphia/Manayunk Spanish Language Meetup over drinks and tacos.

*Take a two hour bike ride with the Herndon Cyclists Meetup in Herndon, Virginia.

*Watch Mexican wrestling with the Downtown L.A. Hiking (and occasional random events!) Meetup.

*Hang out with the Charlotte Geeks as they enjoy beers and sci-fi talk.

*Try saying "Another round, barkeep" in German with the New York German Language Meetup Group at their German Happy Hour Cinco de Mayo Meetup.

* And if you aren't too hung over, come join The Brooklyn Scrabble Meetup for the day after Cinco de Mayo scrabble game!

But whatever you do, take the advice of the Los Angeles Drink & NOT Drive Meetup group - don't drink and drive!

P.S. Menudo (a spicy Mexican tripe soup) is a yummy and effective hangover cure!

Victor is on Meetup's Community Support team.

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