traditions and festivals

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