Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

, there are three major kinds of

public holidays A public holiday, national holiday, federal holiday, statutory holiday, bank holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year. Types Civic holiday A ''civic holiday'', also k ...

: * Statutory holiday: holidays observed all around Mexico. Employees are entitled to a day off with regular pay and schools (public and private) are closed for the day of the holiday. * Civic holiday: These holidays are observed nationwide, but employees are not entitled to the day off with pay, and schools (public and private) still continue. * Festivities: These are traditional holidays to honor religious events, such as

Carnival Carnival (known as Shrovetide in certain localities) is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Carnival typi ...

Holy Week Holy Week () commemorates the seven days leading up to Easter. It begins with the commemoration of Triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, marks the betrayal of Jesus on Spy Wednesday (Holy Wednes ...

Easter Easter, also called Pascha ( Aramaic: פַּסְחָא , ''paskha''; Greek: πάσχα, ''páskha'') or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in t ...

, etc. or public celebrations, such as

Mother's Day Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in Mar ...

Father's Day Father's Day is a day set aside for honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. "Father's Day" complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Mother's Day and, in som ...

Valentine's Day Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a Christian martyrs, martyr named Saint Valentine, Valentine, and ...

, etc. ''Dia de la Independencia'' or ''Anniversario de la Independencia'', September 16, commemorates Mexico's independence from Spain and is the most important patriotic statutory holiday. Parades are held and many schools are closed.

Statutory holidays

Statutory holidays (referred as "''feriados''" or "''días de asueto''" in Mexico) are legislated through the federal government and ruled by the Federal Labor Law (''Ley Federal del Trabajo''). Most workers, public and private, are entitled to take the day off with regular pay. However, some employers may require employees to work on such a holiday, but the employee must be paid: * the regular pay for the statutory holiday if no work is performed by the employee, and * the regular pay and two additional daily salary rates if work is performed by the employee, for a total of triple the usual rate. When a statutory holiday falls on a Sunday, Monday is considered a statutory holiday; if a statutory holiday falls on Saturday, Friday will be considered a statutory holiday. In addition to these dates, election days designated by federal and local electoral laws are also statutory holidays.

Civic holidays

Festivities

Dates of observance for moveable holidays

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

**February 3 – Constitution Day **March 16 – Benito Juarez's Birthday (Note: Celebrations after this date were generally low-key due to the

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.) **April 9 – Holy Thursday **April 10 – Good Friday **June 21 – Father's Day **November 16 – Revolution Day *

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

**February 1 – Constitution Day **February 14 – ''Carnaval'' **March 15 – Benito Juarez's Birthday **April 1 – Holy Thursday **April 2 – Good Friday **June 20 – Father's Day **November 15 – Revolution Day *2022 **February 7 – Constitution Day **February 27 – ''Carnaval'' **March 21 – Benito Juarez's Birthday **April 10 – Holy Week begins **April 14 – Holy Thursday **April 15 – Good Friday **June 19 – Father's Day **November 21 – Revolution Day *2023 **February 6 – Constitution Day **February 19 – ''Carnaval'' **March 20 – Benito Juarez's Birthday **April 2 – Holy Week begins **April 6 – Holy Thursday **April 7 – Good Friday **June 18 – Father's Day **November 20 – Revolution Day *2024 **February 5 – Constitution Day **February 11 – ''Carnaval'' **March 18 – Benito Juarez's Birthday **March 24 – Holy Week begins **March 28 – Holy Thursday **March 29 – Good Friday **June 2 or July 7 – 2024 General election in Mexico **June 16 – Father's Day **October 1 – Presidential Inauguration Day **November 18 – Revolution Day *2025 **February 3 – Constitution Day **March 2 – ''Carnaval'' **March 17 – Benito Juarez's Birthday **April 13 – Holy Week begins **April 17 – Holy Thursday **April 18 – Good Friday **June 15 – Father's Day **November 17 – Revolution Day *2026 **February 2 – Constitution Day **February 15 – ''Carnaval'' **March 16 – Benito Juarez's Birthday **March 29 – Holy Week begins **April 2 – Holy Thursday **April 3 – Good Friday **June 21 – Father's Day **November 16 – Revolution Day *2027 **February 1 – Constitution Day **February 7 – ''Carnaval'' **March 15 – Benito Juarez's Birthday **March 21 – Holy Week begins **March 25 – Holy Thursday **March 26 – Good Friday **June 6 or July 4 - 2027 General election in Mexico **June 20 – Father's Day **November 15 – Revolution Day *2028 **February 7 – Constitution Day **February 27 – ''Carnaval'' **March 20 – Benito Juarez's Birthday **April 9 – Holy Week begins **April 13 – Holy Thursday **April 14 – Good Friday **June 18 – Father's Day **November 20 – Revolution Day *2029 **February 5 – Constitution Day **February 11 – ''Carnaval'' **March 19 – Benito Juarez's Birthday **March 25 – Holy Week begins **March 29 – Holy Thursday **March 30 – Good Friday **June 17 – Father's Day **November 19 – Revolution Day

References

External links

Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social
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