1. Cinco de mayo
By: Haleigh Baker

2. What is cinco de mayo?
On the fifth of May
Commemorates the Mexican
army’s 1862 victory over
France at the Battle of Puebla
during the Franco-Mexican
War.
Relatively minor holiday in
Mexico
In the United States it is a
celebration of Mexican

3. How is cinco de mayo
celebrated?
Parades
Street Festivals
Mariachi Music

4. Mariachi music
A form of folk music from
Mexico
Originally only played with
string instruments
Today, usually consist of as
many as 8 violins, 2
trumpets, at least 1 guitar,
and maracas

5. What are maracas?
A percussion instrument
May have originated among
several ancient civilizations
during the Stone Age period
The use of maracas has been
traced through the artwork of
pre-Columbian Indians

6. Mexican Art:
Linear patterns
Linear patterns

7. Let’s Play our Maracas!
http://listenlearnmusic.com/2008/11/everyone-is-doing-mara

8. Resources
http://www.history.com/topics/cinco-de-mayo
http://www.madehow.com/Volume-7/Maracas.html#b
http://taloolakids.com/paper-bag-maracas/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariachi#Bands