Mexican Cultural Festivities and Commemorative Days

Cultural Events, Days of Cultural Importance and Commemorative Days in Mexico.

Mexican Festivities and Commemorative Days, Cultural Events, Days of Cultural Importance and Commemorative Days in Mexico. These are days to remember special events and days of historical importance in Mexico and the world.

Date	Spanish Name	English Name	Description - Details - Remarks
February 4	Día Mundial Contra el Cáncer	World Cancer Day	An international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.
February 4, 2004	Día de la creación de la red social Facebook.	Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004	It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow Harvard University student Eduardo Saverin.
February 10	Día del internet seguro	Safer Internet Day	an EU wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users, especially young people. It is promoted in Ireland by the PDST Technology in Education and Webwise. The Theme for Safer Internet Day 2017 is ‘Be the change: Unite for a better internet’ and over 70,000 young people across Ireland joined the celebrations this year. Take a look at some of the highlights from Safer Internet Day 2017 here.
February 11	Día del Inventor en EEUU	National Inventor's Day	Anniversary of the birth of Thomas Alva Edison.
March 3	Día Mundial de la Naturaleza	World Wildlife Day	the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, as UN World Wildlife Day to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants.
March 8	El Día Internacional de la Mujer	International Women's Day	Day of homage to women, of recognition, admiration and in which advocates for their social equality.
March 17	Día de San Patricio	Saint Patrick's Day	A global celebration of Irish culture on or around March 17. It particularly remembers St Patrick, one of Ireland’s patron saints, who ministered Christianity in Ireland during the fifth century.
March 21	Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	observed annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid pass laws.
March 22	Día Mundial del Agua	World Water Day	World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
April 7	Día Mundial de la Salud	World Health Day	is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO).
April 22	Día Internacional de la Madre Tierra	International Mother Earth Day	celebrated to remind each of us that the Earth and its ecosystems provide us with life and sustenance.
April 27	Día Mundial del Diseño	World Design Day	this day is for designers to highlight and promote design as a profession and also to provide designers a day to celebrate and enjoy their profession more.
May 3	Día de la Fundación de la Capital de BCS, La Paz	Day of the Foundation of the Capital of BCS, La Paz	On May 3, 1535, Hernán Cortés sailed by the Gulf, which he named Mar de Cortes, and landed in the Bay of La Paz, naming the "Port and Valley of the Holy Cross."
May 8	Día Internacional de la Cruz Roja	World Red Cross Day	is an annual celebration of the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Observed: World Red Cross Red Crescent Day is celebrated on 8 May each year.
May 10	Día de las Madres en Mexico	Mother's Day in Mexico	This tradition has become Mexico on one of the most celebrated holidays, where Mexican families gather to celebrate their Mothers. Observation: May 14, Mother's Day in several Hispanic countries in 2017 like U.S, Cuba, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela.
May 15	Día del Maestro	Teacher's Day	It is a holiday in which commemorates the people who make teaching their usual work, the teachers in mexico.
May 23	Día del Estudiante	Student Day	Honors all the students throughout the country.
June 1	Día Internacional de la Protección de los Niños	International Day for Protection of Children	The International Day for Protection of Children is observed in many countries as Children's Day on 1 June since 1950.
June 4	Día internacional de los niños víctimas inocentes de la agresión	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	The General Assembly, decided to commemorate, on June 4 of each year, the International Day of Child Victims, innocent of aggression. Observed: This day affirms the commitment of the United Nations to protect the rights of the child.
June 5	Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente	World Environment Day	World Environment Day is held each year on June 5. It is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations (UN) stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.
June 8	Día Mundial de los Océanos	World Oceans Day	World Oceans Day is a global celebration on June 8 with hundreds of events around the world celebrating our ocean.
June 12	Día Mundial contra el Trabajo Infantil	World Day Against Child Labour	Every year on June 12 the World Day Against Child Labor is observed to raise awareness of the plight of child laborers world-wide. Hundreds of millions of girls and boys around the world are affected.
June 14	Día Mundial del Donante de Sangre	World Blood Donor Day	The event, established in 2004, serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products, and to thank blood donors for their voluntary, life-saving gifts of blood.
June 26	Día Internacional contra el Narcotráfico y el Abuso de Drogas	International Day against Drug Trafficking and Drug Abuse	International Day against Drug Trafficking and Drug Abuse on June 26 as an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation in achieving the goal of an international drug-free society.
July 1	Día de la Independencia de Canada	Independence Day of Canada	The day commemorates the founding of the Canadian federal government by the British North America Act of 1 July, 1867. As the independence day of Canada, this day is observed as a national holiday throughout the country.
July 2	Día de la muerte de Porfirio Díaz	The death of Porfirio Díaz	July 2, 1915: Don Porfirio Díaz, 84 years old died in Paris, France. He was president of the republic in seven occasions, from November of 1876 until May of 1911, during almost 30 years.
July 4	Día de la Independencia de los Estados Unidos	Independence Day of the United States	Fourth of July or July Fourth in the U.S., is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence 241 years ago in 1776 on July 4 by the Continental Congress. It declared that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and were no longer part of the British Empire.
July 6, 1848	Finaliza la Guerra México - Estados Unidos	United States-Mexico War Ends	The US intervention in Mexico, also known as the US invasion and the United States-Mexico War, was a warlike conflict between Mexico and the United States between 1846 and 1848.
July 12	Día del Abogado	Lawyer's day	The Day of the Lawyer is celebrated in Mexico every July 12, it is a commemorative day dedicated to the noble profession of the lawyer.
August 6	Bombardeo atómico sobre Hiroshima	Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima	Hiroshima was about to end World War II, a uranium bomb called "Little Boy" was launched by the mythical Enola Gay plane over Hiroshima (Japan) and caused more than 100,000 deaths, in addition to destroying the city.
August 9	Bombardeo atómico sobre Nagasaki	Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki	Some 74,000 people, mostly civilians, died as a result of the act. It was the second nuclear attack in history. The first with a plutonium pump. It was Nagasaki.
August 12	Día Internacional de la Juventud	International Day of Youth	the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.
August 22	Día del Bombero	Firefighters' Day	On August 22, 1873, Mexico's first fire department was created in the port of Veracruz. It was not until 1922 that the Federal District Fire Brigade was issued, and in 1951 it was granted the status of "Heroic Fire Brigade" by presidential decree.
August 28	Día del Abuelo	Grandfather's day	In 1982 the first UN Assembly on Aging took place, where the month of August was established as that of old age. In Mexico, Grandfather's Day is celebrated on August 28th.
September 4	Día del Trabajo En Estados Unidos y Canada	Labor Day in US and Canada	Labor Day in the United States is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, laws and well-being of the country. Canada's Labour Day is also celebrated on the first Monday of September.
September 14	Exaltación de la Vera Cruz	Exaltation of the Vera Cruz	The celebration of the exaltation of the Vera Cruz is celebrated, as well as the annexation of the State of Chiapas to Mexico.
September 19	Terremoto de México de 1985	1985 Mexico City earthquake	The earthquake of September 19, 1985, was the most deadly and destructive that has occurred in the history of Mexico City.
September 23	Día Internacional de la Bisexualidad	Celebrate Bisexuality Day	The International Bisexuality Day is celebrated annually on September 23 by members of the bisexual community and in general by the LGBT group, although it is a celebration little known.
September 27	Consumación de la Independencia de México	Consummation of the Independence of Mexico	The consummation of the Mexican independence was realized, when the Army of the Three Guarantees or Trigarante, made its entrance to the city of Mexico, 27 of September of 1821.
October 2	Movimiento estudiantil en México de 1968	Student Movement in Mexico of 1968	The 1968 student movement was a social movement in which, in addition to students from the UNAM and IPN, teachers, intellectuals, housewives, workers and professionals participated in Mexico City and were repressed by the Mexican government through the massacre of Tlatelolco happened the 2 of October of 1968 in the Place of the Three Cultures of Tlatelolco.
October 4	Día Mundial de los Animales	World Animal Day	World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
October 8	Conformación de Baja California Sur como Estado Libre y Soberano	Baja California Sur a Free and Sovereign state	October 8 is a very important date in the civic calendar Sudcaliforniano, since that day in 1974 was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation the decree that made Baja California Sur a Free and Sovereign state and left behind The category of Federal Territory.
October 19	Día Mundial del Cancer de Mama.	World Breast Cancer Day	marked in countries across the world every October, helps to increase attention and support for the awareness, early detection and treatment as well as palliative care of this disease.
October 24	Día de las Naciones Unidas	United Nations Day	24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly recommended that the day be observed by Member States as a public holiday.
October 31	Día de Brujas	Halloween's Day	Halloween is celebrated among Mexican children who wear costumes when they go trick-or-treating to people’s homes, asking for candy. When they trick-or-treat at each door, they shout, “we want Halloween” (queremos Halloween).
November 6	Congreso de Chilpansingo	The Congress of Chilpancingo	The Declaration of Independence was decreed by the Congress of Chilpancingo, November 6, 1813; Was signed by Andrés Quintana Roo, Ignacio López Rayón, José Manuel de Herrera, Carlos María de Bustamante, José Sixto Verduzco, José María Liceaga and Cornelio Ortiz Zárate.
November 8	Moctezuma II y Hernán Cortés	Moctezuma II and Hernán Cortés	On November 8, 1519, the first meeting of Moctezuma II and Hernán Cortés was held, it is said that it was held at the confluence of the streets of the Republic of Salvador with Avenida Pino Suárez, according to the current trace of the Historic Center From Mexico City.
November 12	Día del Cartero	Mailman Day	Postman and Postal Employee Day was established on November 12, 1931 in Mexico to recognize the work carried out by postmen carrying messages to society
November 13	Día Mundial de la Bondad	World Kindness Day	A day to stop differentiating and discriminating against other people, by their nationality, race, religion, social status or appearance
November 22	Día de la Músico	Musician's day	Is celebrated on November 22, to celebrate all those who in one way or another relate and know about music. The date commemorates the death of Saint Cecilia (Patron saint of musicians)
November 23	Día de Acción de Gracias	Thanksgiving Day	is a national holiday celebrated in Canada, in the United States, in some of the Caribbean islands and in Liberia. It was originally celebrated as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.
December 1	Día Internacional de la Acción contra el SIDA	World AIDS Day	The International Day of Action against AIDS is commemorated on December 1 of each year and is dedicated to publicizing progress against the HIV / AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. It was commemorated for the first time on December 1, 1988. musicians
December 18	Día Internacional del Migrante	International Migrants Day	is an international day observed on 18 December as International Migrants Day appointed by the General Assembly of United Nations on 4 December 2000 taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world.

Holidays and Observances in Mexico – Home Page 

General Information and details about each type of Holiday or Observance Day. Calendar of Celebrations, Events, Festivals, Festivities, Statutory Holidays, Civic Holidays, and Observances in México.  www.loscabosguide.com/mexican-holidays/ ‎

Statutory and Civic Holidays

Statutory and Civic Holidays are known as (known in Mexico as “feriados” or “días de asueto”). Examples are New Year’s Day, Mexican Constitution Day, Birthday of Benito Juárez, Mexico Labor Day, Mexico Independence Day, Change of Federal Government in México, and Christmas. www.loscabosguide.com/statutory-and-civic-holidays/ ‎

Festivities and Festival – traditional holidays to honor religious events

Listing of Festivities, Festivals, and Traditional Holidays to honor religious events in Los Cabos, Mexico. Examples include
The Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, Feast Day of San Antonio de Abad, Day of the Candles or Candlemas Day, Valentine’s Day
Saint Valentine’s Day, Ash Wednesday, Festival of San José del Cabo (St. Joseph), Day of the dead, Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and others. www.loscabosguide.com/festivities-festivals-holidays/

Cultural Festivities – Cultural Importance and Commemorative Days – This Page

Examples are Mother’s Day, World Red Cross Day, Day of the Founding of the Capital of BCS, La Paz, The death of Porfirio Díaz, The Day Baja California Sur was declared Free and Sovereign state, The meeting of Moctezuma II and Hernán Cortés, and other important events for Mexico and the world.  www.loscabosguide.com/mexican-cultural-festivities/