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1. Cinco de Mayo (is, are) an important Mexican holiday. 2. We (celebrates, celebrate) the Mexican victory at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. 3. Some people (watches, watch) these celebrations in Los Angeles, California. 4. Others (sees, see) them in San Antonio, Texas. 5. The celebrations (includes, include) parades and dancing. 6. The women dancers (wears, wear) swirling skirts or brilliant colors. 7. Strolling bands (plays, play) traditional mariachi music. 8. Spectators (lines, line) the streets of the parade route. 9. The floats (seems, seem) lively and colorful. 10. Mexican Americans (views, view) the festivities with pride. 11. We (has, have) learned about Mexican traditions.( 12. Many immigrants (has, have) brought new traditions from their homelands. 13. Mexican ballads (is, are) heard in the Southwest. 14. In Spanish, ballads (is, are) called corridos. 15. What subjects (does, do) these ballads describe? 16. In them, heroes' lives (has, have) been recorded. 17. Everyday people (does, do) appear in ballads, too. 18. Historians (has, have) begun to record these ballads