It was a big day for culture at ProAct in Red Wing, as classroom instructor A’ja Garza helped participants understand the real meaning of the Cinco de Mayo holiday, and used available materials to enhance the festivities.
“We dressed up in our attire, grabbed our shakers and learned about the actual history of Cinco de Mayo,” said Garza. Often mistaken as Mexican Independence Day, the holiday actually commemorates a single battle in 1862 when the Mexican army was victorious over France.
The armies back then prepared for battle, but ProAct’s participants