2023-07-05
6 分钟Welcome to the A to Z English podcast, where Jack and Sochil take you on a journey from learning the basics to mastering the nuances of the english language.
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Welcome to the eight is english podcast.
My name is Jack, and I'm here with my co host, Sochil.
And today I'm going to talk about the 4 July, which is Independence Day in America.
And Sochil is going to talk about September 15, which is Independence day in Mexico.
And so why don't we.
Let's start with mexican Independence Day.
And what's the difference between, like, what is Cinco de Mayo and what is September 15?
Because a lot of people get confused between those two, I think.
Right.
So Cinco de Mayo is actually a battle that Puebla, which is a state in Mexico, won against the French.
And that's it.
It's a commemoration because it represents Mexico as the underdog.
As we view ourselves as a country, I think we tend to see ourselves as the underdog.
And we were able to defeat France, which was a world power at the time and currently still is.
We were able to defeat them in a battle which the prognostic for this battle, for our listeners who don't know, it means, like, the outlook for the battle or what we predicted the battle would be like, seemed very unfavorable.
So for us to have won was like a huge feat.
And it's celebrated even today now for our actual independence Day in September.