Mexican Holidays

         MAY

• May 1: Primero de Mayo is the Mexican national holiday that is equivalent to the U.S. Labor Day.
• May 3: Holy Cross Day Día de la Santa Cruz, when construction workers decorate and mount crosses on unfinished buildings, followed by fireworks and picnics at the construction site.
• 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.

 JUNE

• June 24: Saint John the Baptist Day is celebrated with religious festivities, fairs, and popular jokes connected to getting dunked in water.
• June 1: Navy Day is an official Mexican holiday.

SEPTEMBER

• September 1: Annual State of the Union, Though this date is an approximation, the President delivers the address in the autumn.
• September 16: Mexican Independence Day celebrates the day that Miguel Hidalgo delivered El Grito de Dolores, and announced the Mexican revolt against Spanish rule.

OCTOBER

• October 12: Día de la Raza, This day celebrates Columbus' arrival to the Americas, and the historical origins of the Mexican race.

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.