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JANUARY |
- January 1~ Ano Nuevo (New Year's Day), is an official
Mexican holiday.
- January 6~ Dia 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.
- January 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 belssing.
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FEBRUARY |
- February 5~ Dia de la Constitucion an official holiday
that commemorates Mexico's Constitution.
- February 24~ Flag Day, This Mexican national holiday
honors the Mexican flag.
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MARCH |
- March 5~ Carnaval is an official Mexican holiday that
kicks off a five-day celebration of the libido before 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, Mazatlan and Veracruz are
excellent places to watch Carnaval festivities.
- March 21~ The Birthday of Benito Juarez, a famous
Mexican president and national hero, is an official Mexican
holiday.
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APRIL |
- 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 family and friends.
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MAY |
- May 1~ Primero de Mayo is the Mexican national holiday
that is equivalent to the US Labor Day.
- May 5~ Cinco de Mayo is the Mexican national holiday
that honors the Mexican defeat of the French army at Puebla de los
Angeles in 1862.
- May 10~ Mother's Day, Due to the importance of the
mother in Mexican culture, Mother's Day is an especially
signfinicant holiday.
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JUNE |
- June 1~ Navy Day is an official Mexican
holiday.
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SEPTEMBER |
- September 1~ Annual State of the Union, though this
date is an approximation, the President delivers the address in
the autumn.
- September 8~ Dia de Nuestra Senora is a local Baja
holiday that celebrates Baja's first mission.
- September 16~ Mexican Independence Day celebrates the
day that Miguel Hidalgo delivered El Grito de Dolores, and
announced the Mexcian revolt against Spanish
rule.
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OCTOBER |
- October 12~ Dia de la Raza, This day celebrates
Columbus' arrival to the Americas, and the historical origins of
the Mexican race.
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NOVEMBER |
- November 1&2~ Dia de los Muertos is an important
Mexican holiday that merges Pre-Columbian beliefs and modern
Catholicism. Europe's All-Saints' Day and the Aztec worship of the
dead contribute to these two days that honor Mexico's dead.
- November 20~ Mexican Revolution Day, This official
Mexican holiday celebrates the Mexican Revolution of
1910.
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DECEMBER |
- December 12~ Dia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe or the
day of the Virgin of Guadalupe is celebrated with a feast honoring
Mexico's patron saint.
- December 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.
- December 25~ Navidad, With the rest of the Christian
world, Mexico celebrates Christmas day.
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