Independence Day
(US) A holiday celebrated in the United States commemorating the country's independence from Great Britain, celebrated each year on the 4th of July.
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Cinco de Mayo is sometimes confused with Día de la Independencia, or Mexico’s independence day, but they are different and separate occasions.
Today isn't Mexico Independence Day, that is September 16. Today is Cinco de Mayo, a regional celebration, or as white folks call it Mexican St Patrick's Day, ie, "Let's culturally appropriate another day so we can ge…
If you thought Cinco de Mayo was Mexico's independence day then you owe me a send and fifteen minutes of research #findom
NOT Mexican Independence Day 🤦🏻♀️
Happy Cinco de Mayo, which I am fully aware is NOT the Mexican independence day nor has anything to do with mayonnaise… 🇲🇽😜😸
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(US) A holiday celebrated in the United States commemorating the country's independence from Great Britain, celebrated each year on the 4th of July.
“Cinco de Mayo is sometimes confused with Día de la Independencia, or Mexico’s independence day, but they are different and separate occasions.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Today isn't Mexico Independence Day, that is September 16. Today is Cinco de Mayo, a regional celebration, or as white folks call it Mexican St Patrick's Day, ie, "Let's culturally appropriate another day so we can get drunk" Day. www.britannica.com/topic/Cinco-...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“If you thought Cinco de Mayo was Mexico's independence day then you owe me a send and fifteen minutes of research #findom”
— Bluesky· May 2026“NOT Mexican Independence Day 🤦🏻♀️”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Happy Cinco de Mayo, which I am fully aware is NOT the Mexican independence day nor has anything to do with mayonnaise… 🇲🇽😜😸”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(India) A national holiday in India observed annually on 15 August, commemorating the nation'a independence from Great Britain in 1947.
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(Philippines) A national holiday in the Philippines observed annually on June 12, commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898.
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