Dates of Significance
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Nina Evason,
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National Holidays and Dates of Significance
- New Year’s Day (1st of January)
- Constitution Day (DÃa de la Constitución) – 5th of February
- Flag Day (DÃa de la Bandera) – 24th of February
- Oil Expropriation Day (DÃa de la Expropiación Petrolera) – 18th of March
- Benito Juárez's Birthday Memorial – 21st of March
- Labour Day – 1st of May
- Cinco de Mayo – 5th of May
- Shout of Dolores (El Grito de Dolores) – 15th of September
- Independence Day – 16th of September
- Columbus Day (DÃa de la Raza) – 12th of October
- Halloween (DÃa de las Brujas) – 31st of October
- Revolution Day – 20th of November
- New Year’s Eve (Fiesta de Fin de Año) – 31st of December
Christian Holidays and Dates of Significance
- Day of Holy Kings (DÃa de los Santos Reyes) – 6th of January
- Ash Wednesday (Miércoles de Ceniza) – Varies each year
- Palm Sunday (Domingo de Ramo) – 7 days before Easter
- Maundy Thursday (Jueves Santo) – Varies each year
- Good Friday (Viernes Santo) – Varies each year
- Holy Saturday (³§Ã¡²ú²¹»å´Ç Santo) – Varies each year
- Easter SundayÌý(Domingo de Pascua) – Varies each year
- Ascension DayÌý(DÃa de la Ascensión)– Varies each year
- Whit Sunday – Varies each year
- Corpus Christi – Varies each year
- Assumption of Mary (DÃa de la Asunción de MarÃa) –15th of August
- All Saint’s DayÌý(DÃa de Todos los Santos) – 1st of November
- All Soul’s Day/Day of the Dead (Los Fieles Difuntos/DÃa de los Muertos) – 2nd of November
- Christ the King Day (El DÃa de Cristo Rey) – Sunday before Advent
- Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe (DÃa de la Virgen de Guadalupe) – 12th of December
- Christmas Day (Navidad) – 25th of December
- Feast of the Holy Innocents (DÃa de los Santos Inocentes) – 28th of December