MEXICO & USA : Holidays

6. Our flag has an _____ on top of a cactus, eating a snake.
8. Cinco de Mayo shouldn’t be confused with Mexican ____ Day, which falls on September 16th.
9. Cinco de Mayo (Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla) celebrates a victory over the ____ forces of Napoleon III.
13. Mexicans celebrate ____ Day on “1o de mayo” (May 1st) with the rest of the world (except the U.S.).
14. Mother's Day was created in May 1922 by Rafael Alducin, a ____ who was an editor for “Excelsior”.
15. Mother’s Day is one of busiest days for mariachi bands, as a ____ is the most popular present for moms. It usually includes “Las Mañanitas.”
16. Mexico’s emblem comes from an ____ legend: the gods’ sign to build their empire on that place.
17. April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is an annual custom on the 1st of April consisting of practical ____ . When people make a joke they say "April Fools!". Mass media can be involved with these pranks

1. In the US, Mother's Day is always celebrated on the ___ Sunday in May.
2. Curiously (as is started in Chicago), the USA celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday of ____ .
3. In the USA, the celebration of “Cinco de Mayo” became a day to celebrate national heritage of Mexican _____ (people who moved to USA, but are Mexican originally).
4. Mexico’s equivalent of April Fool’s Day is _______ 28th (Día de los Inocentes)
5. “Día de Los Santos Inocentes” is a day for all kinds of practical jokes but don’t lend ______ . According to tradition, there is no obligation to pay back anything borrowed on this day.
7. In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on _____ 14th.
10. Mexico’s Flag Day was created by the then-President General Lazaro______ , in 1937. The Mexican flag was designed with three colors representing religion, independence, and unity.‘Día de la Bandera’ (in Mexico), is on February 24th.
11. Betsy Ross' USA Flag had 13 stripes (red and white) and _____ stars in a circle on a blue canton.
12. The date for Mother's Day in Mexico is always the ____ : May 10th.