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Cinco de Mayo festivities are taking place across the U.S. with music, tacos, tequila and colorful displays of Mexican culture — even if they're not always the most authentic.

Cinco de Mayo festivities are taking place across the U.S. with music, tacos, tequila and colorful displays of Mexican culture — even if they’re not always the most authentic.

Another integral, and controversial, piece of New Mexican culture is the Fiesta de Santa Fe. The annual celebration commemorates the reconquest of Santa Fe in 1692, according to Martinez.

Aside from Mexican American populations wanting to share information about their heritage and celebrate their culture, Cinco de Mayo was widely discussed by Chicano activists in the 1960s.