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Official & Religious Mexican Holidays |
JANUARY
- January 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.
MAY
- May 1: Primero de
Mayo is the Mexican national holiday that is
equivalent to the U.S. Labor Day.
- 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.
- May 10: Mother's Day,
Due to the importance of the mother in Mexican culture,
Mother's Day is an especially significant holiday.
SEPTEMBER
- September 16:
Mexican
Independence Day celebrates the day that
Miguel Hidalgo delivered El Grito de Dolores, and
announced the Mexican revolt against Spanish rule.
NOVEMBER
- November 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.
- November 20:
Mexican
Revolution Day,This official Mexican
holiday celebrates the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
DECEMBER
- December 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.
- 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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September 16,
Mexican Independence Day

Mariachi
Piñata
Sombrero

November 2
Day of the Dead

Cerveza
Carne Asada
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