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Month
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Traditional (*closing
day)
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Oficial (*closing day)
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January |
6. Epiphany: King's stands at Alameda
park and familiar reunion to share rosca de reyes cake. |
1. New year's day* |
February |
2. Candelaria feast. Niñopan
celebrations in Xochimilco
Chinese New Year's day at calle de Dolores. |
5. Mexican Constitution day* (1917).
24. Mexican Flag day. |
|
March/April |
Easter
- Easter Twesday. Flower fair at Xochimilco.
- Good Friday: Jesus Crist crucification stage at Iztapalapa.
- Silent procession at Colonia Roma neighbourhood.
- Good Saturday: "Judas"efigies burning at squares and private
homes Altares de Dolores. |
21. Benito Juárez Anniversary *
18. Oil Expropiation day (1938). |
|
April |
Jueves de Corpus Christi. Visits by 'little mules'
and communal blessing of figures of baby Jesus for children at Zócalo
and La Villa . |
|
|
May |
3. Santa Cruz Day. Workers' lunch
at buildings under construction and churches.
10. Mother's Day festivals
15. San Isidro Labrador |
1. Labor's day (demonstrations).
5. Puebla battle, victory over Napoleon III in 1862, before French
invasion. Its celebrated oficially only. |
|
June |
24. San Juan Day at
Coyoacan
neighbourhood . |
|
|
July |
16.Vírgen del Carmen Day. Flower fair
at San Angel |
Summer school vacations. |
|
August |
15. Asssuption Day. Cathedral
|
13. Mexico-Tenochtitlan
battle (not celebrated) |
|
September |
29. San Miguel day. |
1. Presidential State of the Union adress to
the Congress.
13. Niños Héroes day. American invasion.
15. Independence Eve. At night, popular festivities "Grito"
in Zocalo and borough Squares.
16. Military Parade* through Downton and Reforma
Avenue.
|
|
Octover |
4. San Francisco day at
Iglesia
de San Francisco de México, Culhuacan and barrio del Cuadrante
de San Francisco, Coyoacan.
28 .San
Judas Tadeo Day. San Hipólito Church, near Alameda
park. |
|
|
November |
1. All Souls and All Saints Celebrations. This day
is devoted to dead children
2. Día de muertos. Day of the Dead with visit to cemeteries
such as San Fernando and Mixquic. Many offerings and flowered altars at
private and public sites.
|
20. Mexican Revolution* sports
parade. |
Dicember
|
12. Virgen de Guadalupe* Massive religous services for
pilgrims. at La Villa.
16 al 24. "Posadas" colorful parties with piñatas
and Jesus birth processions
24. Christmas Eve. Dinner at home.
25. Navidad* Christmas mean almost no activities. |
31. New Year's Celebrations, (mostly indoors). |
