Commemorating an important win in the battle for Mexico's independence, Cinco de Mayo (the 5th of May) is celebrated in the United States by mexican Americans and non-Latinos alike with parades, mariachi music and traditional folk dancing, and mexican cuisine and beverages.

Make merry this Cinco de Mayo with some festive costumes to wear either in or to a local parade celebrating this important mexican holiday, or if you're hosting your own bash yourself! Drape yourself in a traditional mexican serape in vividly colored patterns with a straw sombrero hat to top it off! sexy senoritas can shake what they've got with a "Mariachi Mama" costume, a feminine take on the traveling mariachi musicians who play throughout Latin America. Complete with a black sombrero decorated with white fringe-like embellishments and a black mini-dress a white peasant top with a sash, this costume already comes with fun accessores like wild, red maracas to make some noise at your party and a bottle holder for some margarita mix! Muy caliente!