Public Holidays

January

January 1: New Year's Day; an official Mexican holiday.
January 6: Three Holly Kings day is the day when Mexicans exchange Christmas presents in accordance with the arrival of the three gift-bearing wise men to Jesus Christ. This day culminates the Christmas time festivities.

February 2: Día de la Candelaria or Candlemas, is a religious holiday that is celebrated with processions, dancing, bullfights in certain cities, and the blessing of the seeds and candles.
February/March: Carnaval is an official Mexican holiday that kicks off a five-day celebration of the libido before the Catholic lent. Beginning the weekend before Lent, Carnaval is celebrated with parades, floats and dancing in the streets. Dates change slightly each year as follows: 2005: Feb 3-8; 2006: Feb 23-28; 2007: Feb 15-20; 2008: Jan 31 - Feb 5; 2009: Feb 19-24; 2010: Feb 11-16.
February 5: Día de la Constitución; official holiday that commemorates Mexico's Constitution.
February 24: Flag Day, This Mexican national holiday honors the Mexican flag.

March 19: St. Joseph 's Day , Día de San José , a religious holiday.
March 21: Biththday of Benito Juarez a famous Mexican president and national hero, this is an official Mexican holiday.
March/April: Semana Santa: Holly Week is the holy week that ends the 40-day Lent period. This week includes Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It is Mexican custom to break confetti-filled eggs over the heads of friends and family also the only time of the year that all government employees and offices remain close for all the week as well as all schools, universities, college, etc. (catholic and non catholic)

May 1: Primero de Mayo equivalent to the U.S. Labor Day. Mexican national holiday
May 3: Holy Cross Day Día de la Santa Cruz , when construction workers decorate and mount crosses on unfinished buildings, followed by fireworks and picnics at the construction site.
May 5: Cinco de Mayo is the Mexican national holiday that honors the Mexican victory over the French army at Puebla de los Angeles in 1862.
May 10: Mother's Day, Due to the importance of the mother in Mexican culture, Mother's Day is an especially significant holiday.

September 1: Annual State of the Union. Though this date is an approximation, the President delivers the address in the autumn.
September 16: Mexican Independence Day celebrates the day that Miguel Hidalgo delivered El Grito de Dolores, and announced the Mexican revolt against Spanish rule. El Grito is still celebrated and recreated by Mexcian President and each governor in the official government building facing the Plaza and a lot of people gather together in the Plaza;it is a great day to listen and see the Mexican fireweors and is an official Mexican holiday.

October 12: Día de la Raza, This day celebrates Columbus' arrival to the Americas, and the historical origins of the Mexican race. Official Mexican holiday.

November 1&2: Death People Day or Día de los Muertos is an important Mexican holiday that merges Pre-Columbian beliefs and modern Catholicism. Europe 's All Saints' Day and the Aztec worship of the dead contribute to these two days that honor Mexico 's dead. Official Mexican Day.
November 20: Mexican Revolution Day. This official Mexican holiday celebrates the Mexican Revolution of 1910.

December 12: Día de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe , or the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe is celebrated with a feast honoring Mexico's patron saint and the peregrinations on the street from the business and factories to the church holding the image of the virgin begin since 3 weeks before.
December 16: Las Posadas celebrates Joseph and Mary's search for shelter in Bethlehem with candlelight processions that end at various nativity scenes. Las Posadas continues through December 24.
December 25: Christmas or Navidad with the rest of the Christian world, Mexico celebrates Christmas day.