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Mexico celebrates a wide range of holidays
Mexico celebrates a wide range of holidays
Statutory Holidays
Statutory Holidays
Everyone is entitled to a paid day off (or extra pay if required to work).
When a statutory holiday falls on a Sunday, Monday is considered the holiday; if a statutory holiday falls on Saturday, Friday will be considered the holiday.
Date
English Name
Spanish Name
Description
January 1
New Year's Day
Año Nuevo
First day of the year
February 5
Constitution Day
Día de la Constitución
Celebrates the Promulgation of the 1857 and 1917 Constitutions
Observance: First Monday of February.
March 21
Benito Juárez's Birthday
Natalicio de Benito Juárez
Commemorates President Benito Juárez's birthday in 1806
Observance: Third Monday of March
May 1
Labor Day
Día del Trabajo
Commemorates the Mexican workers' union movements
September 16
Independence Day
Día de la Independencia
Commemorates the start of the Independence War by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810
November 20
Revolution Day
Día de la Revolución
Commemorates the start of the Mexican Revolution by Francisco I. Madero in 1910
Observance: Third Monday of November.
December 1
Change of Federal Government
Transmisión del Poder Ejecutivo Federal
Every six years, when a new President is sworn in
Next observance: December 1, 2018
December 25
Christmas
Navidad
Christmas celebration; secular and Christian religious holiday
In addition to these dates, election days designated by federal and local laws are also statutory holidays.
Civic Holidays
Civic Holidays
Observed nationwide, but workers aren't entitled to paid time off
Date
English Name
Spanish Name
Description
March 18
Anniversary of the Oil Expropriation
Aniversario de la Expropiación Petrolera
Celebrates the Oil Expropriation by President Gral. Lázaro Cárdenas in 1938
Festivities
Festivities
Traditional and popular, but not official
Date
English Name
Spanish Name
Description
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