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Jan 1 |
Año
Nuevo (New Year's Day), is an official Mexican holiday. |
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| Jan 6 | Día
de los Santos Reyes is the day when Mexicans exchange Christmas
presents in accordance with the arrival of the three gift-bearing
wisemen to Jesus Christ. This day culminates the Christmastime festivities. |
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| Jan 17 | Feast Day of
de San Antonio de Abad is a religious holiday during which the Catholic
Church allows animals to enter the church for blessing. |
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| Feb 5 | Día
de la Constitución an official holiday that commemorates
Mexico's Constitution. |
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| Feb 24 | Flag Day, This
Mexican national holiday honors the Mexican flag. |
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| Mar 5 | Carnaval is
an official Mexican holiday that kicks off a five-day celebration
of the libido before the Catholic lent. Beginning the weekend before
Lent, Carnaval is celebrated exhubrantly with parades, floats and
dancing in the streets. Port towns such as Ensenada, La Paz, Mazatlán
and Veracruz are excellent places to watch Carnaval festivities.
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| Mar 21 | The Birthday
of Benito Juárez, a famous Mexican president and national
hero, is an official Mexican holiday. |
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| Apr | Semana Santa
... Semana Santa is the holy week that ends the 40-day Lent period.
This week includes Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It is Mexican
custom to break confetti-filled eggs over the heads of friends and
family. |
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| May 1 | Primero de
Mayo is the Mexican national holiday that is equivalent to the U.S.
Labor Day. |
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| May 5 | Cinco de Mayo
is the Mexican national holiday that honors the Mexican victory
over the French army at Puebla de los Angeles in 1862. |
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| May 10 | Mother's Day,
Due to the importance of the mother in Mexican culture, Mother's
Day is an especially significant holiday. |
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| Jun 1 | Navy Day is
an official Mexican holiday. |
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| Sep 1 | Annual State
of the Union, Though this date is an approximation, the President
delivers the address in the autumn. |
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| Sep 8 | Día
de Nuestra Señora is a local Baja holiday that celebratates
Baja's first mission. |
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| Sep 16 | Mexican Independence
Day celebrates the day that Miguel Hidalgo delivered El Grito de
Dolores, and announced the Mexican revolt against Spanish rule.
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| Oct 12 | Día
de la Raza, This day celebrates Columbus' arrival to the Americas,
and the historical origins of the Mexican race. |
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| Nov 1 & 2 | Día
de los Muertos is an important Mexican holiday that merges Pre-Columbian
beliefs and modern Catholocism. Europe's All Saints' Day and the
Aztec worship of the dead contribute to these two days that honor
Mexico's dead. |
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| Nov 20 | Mexican Revolution
Day,This official Mexican holiday celebrates the Mexican Revolution
of 1910. |
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| Dec 12 | Día
de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, or the day of the Virgin
of Guadalupe is celebrated with a feast honoring Mexico's patron
saint. |
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| Dec 16 | Las Posadas
celebrates Joseph and Mary's search for shelter in Bethlehem with
candlelight processions that end at various nativity scenes. Las
Posadas continues through January 6. |
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| Dec 25 | Navidad, With
the rest of the Christian world, Mexico celebrates Christmas day. |
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