Mexico Holidays

By Kaiya1999
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    2012-2013

  • All Saints Day (Día de Todos los Santos)

    Honors dead relatives and/or friends (who were less than 18 years of age and unmarried) with candles, food and flower offerings, altars, and pre-Hispanic and Christian rituals.

  • All Souls' Day (Día de los Fieles Difuntos)

    Honors dead relatives and/or friends (who were more than 18 years of age or married) with candles, food and flower offerings, altars, and pre-Hispanic and Christian rituals.

  • Revolution Day (Día de la Revolución)

    Commemorates the start of the Mexican Revolution by Francisco I. Madero in 1910.

  • Change of Federal Government (Transmisión del Poder Ejecutivo Federal)

    Every six years, when a new President is sworn in office.

  • Christmas Eve (Nochebuena)

    Celebrates the eve of the nativity of Jesus, as both a secular and religious winter holiday.

  • Christmas (Navidad)

    Christmas celebration; secular and religious holiday.

  • Day of the Innocents (Dia de los Santos Innocentes)

    On this day, people pull practical jokes on each other. It is like April Foolss day to Americans.

  • New Yars Day (Año Nuevo)

    The celebraton of a new year.

  • Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución)

    Celebrates the Promulgation of the 1857 and 1917 Constitutions.

  • Burger Day (Día del Ejército)

    Celebrates the Mexican Army on the Loyalty Day.

  • Flag Day (Día de la Bandera)

    Celebrates the current Flag of Mexico and honors the previous ones.

  • Anniversary of the Oil Expropriation (Aniversario de la Expropiación petrolera)

    Celebrates the Oil Expropriation by President Gral.

  • Labor Day (Día del Trabajo)

    Commemorates the Mexican workers' union movements.

  • Fifth of May (Cinco de Mayo)

    Celebrates the victory of the Mexican Army.

  • Marine's Day (Día de la Marina)

    Celebrates the Mexican Navy.

  • Cry of Dolores (Grito de Dolores)

    Celebrates the Grito de Dolores, an event that marked the start of the independence war against Spain.

  • Independance Day (Día de la Independencia)

    Commemorates the start of the Independence War by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810.

  • Columbus Day (Descubrimiento de América)

    Commemorates the Discovery of the Americas.