Buzz·Posted on May 2, 201420 Dos And Don'ts Of Cinco De MayoDO have fun! DON'T be part of a regrettable, racist photo.by Adrian Carrasquillo, Conz Preti, Brian Galindo, Jessica Lima, Norberto BriceñoLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Cinco de Mayo actually celebrates an unlikely victory by Mexican soldiers from the town of Puebla over a powerful French army...not Mexico's independence. 1. DO get yourself a bomb-ass margarita...or seven. 2. DON'T wear a sombrero at any point during the consumption of the margaritas. 3. DO take the opportunity to inhale a possibly unsafe amount of delicious Mexican food. 4. DON'T wear a serape. 5. No. 6. DO enjoy another culture's music while you're out. View this photo on Instagram 7. DON'T Photoshop sombreros on yourself or call anything "El Bruncho." View this photo on Instagram 8. While we're at it, DON'T bring/purchase/or shake maracas. Trust us on this one. 9. DO seriously feel free to push it and have a great time. View this photo on Instagram 10. Damnit, DON'T push it to the point where a fake mustache anywhere near your face/body sounds like a good idea. Like Trey Songz here. 11. Absolutely not. View this photo on Instagram 12. DO get a bucket of beers, with your bad self. 13. DON'T throw it back and call it "Cinco de Drinko": 14. DO partake in a Cinco de Mayo bar crawl, because obviously. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. DON'T shop at Party City for any additional "accessories." You can totally dress like a normal person. 16. Whatever you do, DON'T scream "iArriba! iArriba!" or "iAYAYAYAYAY!" like Speedy Gonzales. JUST DON'T. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. DO let tequila work its magic on you. Note: This special elixir affects different people in different ways. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. But DON'T call us "sensitive" for calling you out on your racism. 19. So DO have a fun, nonracist time. Just remember what no one tells you about Cinco de Mayo: 20. ...OK fine, this is acceptable on any day of the year, not just Cinco de Mayo. How To Talk About Cinco De Mayo Without Sounding Like A Gringo buzzfeed.com