It’s May 5. 
Today is “Cinco De Mayo.”  How would you describe your favorite Mexican food dish to someone who has never tasted it?

Trivial Fact of the Day:   A Mexican tamale called the zacahuil is three-feet long and weighs 150 pounds.  How many people do you suppose that feeds?

Interesting Quote of the Day:  “I proved to myself that if I believed in something and set my mind to it, I could accomplish it.”  --Salma Hayek  (Mexican actress)
Vocabulary Word of the Day:  abnegation (noun) – this fancy word means the public act of renouncing or rejecting something.  About what at your school would you like to make a formal abnegation?

Cinco De Mayo!!!

What is Cinco De Mayo? Today you will find out!!