1th January: |
New Year |
6th January: |
Holy Three Kings |
2. February: |
Day of the Blessing of the Seeds |
5. February: |
Constitution Day |
End of February: |
Karneval |
21. March: |
Public holiday – Benito Juárez's birthday |
1. May: |
Labor Day |
3. May: |
Holy Cross Day – on this day every builder gives a celebration with beer and fireworks for their workers |
5. May: |
Public holiday - commemorating the Battle of Puebla where the Mexican army defeated the French |
24. June: |
Name day of John the Baptist |
15. August: |
Assumption Day |
September 1: |
Statement of the President on the state of the country |
September 16: |
El Grito - Independence celebration, the call of Father Hidalgo Viva Mexico sparked the 1810 revolution against the Spanish colonial government |
September 30: |
in memory of the national hero Morelos, one of the independence heroes |
4. October: |
Day of Saint Francis who contributed a lot to the development of colonial Mexico |
12. October: |
Columbus Day, called Day of the Race |
November 1th: |
All Souls' Day and All Saints' Day, on these days the villagers bring food and drink to the graves of the dead to honor them |
November 20: |
Public holiday - commemorating the 1910 revolution |
12th December: |
Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe - the biggest celebrations take place in front of and inside the Sanctuary of Guadalupe in Mexico City |
16-24 December: |
During this time posadas (= a kind of procession with family and friends) are celebrated every evening, which symbolize the search of Mary and Joseph for a place to stay for the birth of the child |
25th December: |
Christmas |
28th December: |
Day of the Innocent, comparable to April 1st, where all kinds of jokes are made |