Rob Atherton » People Of Mexico http://robatherton.com Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:22:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Cinco de Mayo http://robatherton.com/81/cinco-de-mayo/ http://robatherton.com/81/cinco-de-mayo/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 18:31:58 +0000 Rob http://robatherton.com/?p=81 [...]]]> Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise wasmanufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars ofthe condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to bethe next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York.

This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise everdelivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to NewYork. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost. The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day.

The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo.

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