Holidays and celebrations in Mexico
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Holidays and celebrations in Mexico:
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Año nuevo | First day of the year |
| 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 oil companies to facilitate Mexico's industrial development. (see 1938) |
| March 21 | Benito Juárez's Birthday | Natalicio de Benito Juárez | Birthday of Benito Juárez, 19th century president and statesman who stood against the French occupation (see 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. It is also widely celebrated in the United States among Mexican-Americans |
| 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 |
| October 12 | Day of the Race | Día de la Raza | Commemorates the discovery of the Americas in 1492 by the italian navigator Cristopher Columbus, who was sponsored by the Spanish soverigns, Isabella of Castille and Ferdinand of Aragón. |
| November 2 | The Day of The Dead | Dia de Los Muertos | Mexicans honour their dead relatives and/or friends with candles, food offerings, altars and pre-Hispanic rituals. See also Day of the Dead |
| November 20 | Revolution Day | Día de la Revolución | Celebrates the beginning of the Mexican Revolution of 1910 (see also Fiestas Patrias) |
| 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 |
| December 25 | Christmas | Navidad | Celebrates the nativity of Jesus, also celebrated as secular winter holiday |
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