Holiday Guide for Mexico in 2018

Mexico 2018

Mexico
2018

Mexico information

Population: 128.93m
Capital: Mexico City
Calling Code: (52)
Time Zone: -6 UTC
Currency: Mexican peso
Language: Spanish

List of Statutory Holidays in Mexico in 2018

	Monday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day Mexico: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday February 5th Long Weekend! Constitution Day Mexico: First Monday in February. Celebrates the ratification of the Mexican constitution of 1917
	Monday March 19th Long Weekend! Benito Juarez's Birthday Mexico: A public holiday that celebrates the Birthday of Benito Juarez, a 19th century president and statesman who stood against the French intervention in Mexico
	Thursday March 29th Maundy Thursday Mexico: Also Known as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist
	Friday March 30th Long Weekend! Good Friday Mexico: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Tuesday May 1st Labor Day Mexico: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Saturday May 5th Cinco de Mayo Puebla: Cinco de Mayo is one of two days, which mark Mexico's independence from foreign rulers
	Sunday September 16th Independence Day Mexico: Commemorates the start of the Mexican War of Independence against Spain on September 16th 1810
	Friday October 12th Long Weekend! Day of the Pluricultural Nation Mexico: Not an official holiday, this day commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
	Friday November 2nd Long Weekend! Day of the Dead Mexico: El Día de los Muertos is A unique Mexican celebration of dead ancestors
	Monday November 19th Long Weekend! Revolution Day Mexico: Celebrates the beginning of the Mexican Revolution in 1910. Observed the third Monday of November
	Saturday December 1st Change of Federal Government Mexico: A mandated Federal Holiday that takes place every six years to mark the new president taking office
	Wednesday December 12th Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe Mexico: The Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe marks an appearance of the Virgin Mary to a young indigenous man on December 12th 1531.
	Tuesday December 25th Christmas Day Mexico: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC

Notes

If a statutory holiday falls on Saturday, Friday will be considered a statutory holiday
When a statutory holiday falls on a Sunday, Monday is considered a statutory holiday

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