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Five-year-old Calistogans from left, Javier Rodriguez, Jose Vega and Brian Ceron, found a way to entertain themselves before marching in the 10th anniversary of the Calistoga, California Cinco de Mayo parade on Sunday.
Revelers march in a Cinco de Mayo parade at the Zócalo in Mexico City.
Members of Mixcoatl, a San Franciso-based Aztec dance group, perform at the 10th anniversary Calistoga Cinco de Mayo parade on Sunday afternoon. The parade made its way through downtown before finishing up at the Napa County Fairgrounds where guests could enjoy food, games and music.
Vendors offered many brightly colored toys for children attending the Cinco de Mayo celebrations with their parents at The Park at River Walk. The event, sponsored La Caliente, had nine bands performing throughout the day in addition to food booths and entertainment for the kids.
Members of the Maru Montero Dance Company perform at the Sylvan Theater near the Washington Monument during the 18th Annual National Cinco de Mayo Festival in Washington D.C. on May 2.
The shadow of the dress of Ballet Kalpana dancer Elsie Ramirez creates flowing shapes as she dances on May 5, 2007, on Mesilla Plaza in Mesilla, N.M., for the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta. The celebration marks May 5, 1862, when Mexican forces won the Battle of Puebla over the French.
Mexico's President Felipe Calderon stands at the Monument to Zaragoza that commemorates the Battle of Puebla, where Mexico defeated Napoleon's army in 1862, in Puebla, Mexico, on May 5. Calderon swore in new recruits beginning their one-year military service.
Revelers march in a Cinco de Mayo parade at the Zócalo in Mexico City.
Andy Sandoval of Santa Rosa was one of the many charro riders who took part in the Calistoga Cinco de Mayo parade on Sunday. The parade also featured bands, dancers and community groups.
Antonio Garcia of Burnsville, Minn. steps out of his lowrider pickup at the Cinco de Mayo lowrider car show in St. Paul.
In this May 2, 2010 photo, Leonardo Orozco (r.) takes a tumble to the pavement during a sack race at the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration in Garden City, Kan.
Beth Romero (l.) and Carla Zamudio (c.) and other member of the Maru Montero Dance Company wait offstage before performing at the Sylvan Theater near the Washington Monument during the 18th Annual National Cinco de Mayo Festival in Washington D.C. on May 2.
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Mexican- or Southwest-inspired dishes to help you celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
Some people will take any excuse just to throw a party. Have a grass skirt? Throw a Hawaiian luau. Like to wear sombreros? Whip up a fresh batch of guacamole and host a Cinco de Mayo party.
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