Public holidays in Mexico
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This is a list of holidays and celebrations in Mexico:
| English Name | Local Name | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Año nuevo | New Year's day |
| February 5 | Constitution Day | Día de la Constitución | Celebrates the ratification of the Constitution of 1917, adopted after the Mexican Revolution. |
| March 18 | Oil Expropriation | Expropiación Petrolera | President Lázaro Cárdenas expropriated foreign-held oil wells to facilitate Mexico's industrial development in 1938. It is not an official holiday. |
| March 21 | Benito Juárez's Birthday | Natalicio de Benito Juárez | Birthday of Benito Juárez, 19th century president and statesman who stood against the French intervention in Mexico. See also Maximilian of Mexico. |
| May 1 | Labour Day | Día del Trabajo | Commemorates the Haymarket Riot of 1886. |
| May 5 | Cinco de Mayo | Batalla de Puebla | Celebrates the victory against French forces in the city of Puebla, on May 5, 1862. Also widely celebrated in the United States among Mexican-Americans. It is not an official holiday. |
| September 16 | Independence Day | Día de la Independencia | Celebrates the Grito de Dolores, an event that marked the start of the independence war against Spain on the eve of September 16, 1810. See also Fiestas Patrias (Mexico). |
| October 12 | Columbus Day | Día de la Raza | Commemorates the discovery of America in 1492 by the Italian navigator Christopher Columbus. It is not an official holiday. See also La Raza. |
| November 1 | The Day of The Dead | Día de los Muertos | Mexicans honour their dead relatives and/or friends with candles, food offerings, altars, and pre-Hispanic and Christian rituals. It is not an official holiday. |
| November 20 | Revolution Day | Día de la Revolución | Celebrates the beginning of the Mexican Revolution in 1910. See also Fiestas Patrias (Mexico). |
| December 12 | Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe | Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe | Celebrates the day that Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared on Tepeyac hill to the native Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin. It is not an official holiday. |
| December 25 | Christmas | Navidad | Celebrates the nativity of Jesus, also celebrated as secular winter holiday. |
