HOLIDAYS (Each month and day):

** = National holiday (non-working days)
* = National holiday commemoration
+ = Religious holiday (fixed date)
++ = Moveable feast (date varies year to year)
+* = Local festival or holiday

ENERO (January)

1: A�o Nuevo (New Year's Day) ** Santa Mar�a Madre de Dios (Solemnity of the Virgin Mary) +
6: Los Santos Reyes (Epiphany-Three Kings Day) +
17: San Antonio Abad - Blessing of the Animals +
18: Santa Prisca, Patron Saint of Taxco, Gro. +*
20: San Sebastian +

FEBRERO (February)

2: D�a de la Candelaria (Candlemas) +
5: Aniversario de la Constituci�n (Constitution Day) *
14: D�a de la Amistad/San Valent�n (Valentine's Day)*
16: Martes de Carnival (Shrove Tuesday)+
17: Mi�rcoles de Ceniza (Ash Wednesday) +
24: D�a de la Bandera (Flag Day)*

MARZO (March)

8: San Juan de Dios+
17: San Patricio, Patron Saint of San Patricio Melaque, Jal.+*
18: Expropiaci�n Petrolera (Nationalization of Petroleum Industry) *
19: D�a de San Jos� (St. Joseph's Day)+ 21: Natilicio de Benito Ju�rez (Juarez' Birth)**
28: Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday)+

ABRIL (April)

1: Jueves Santo (Maundy Thursday)+
2: Viernes Santo (Good Friday)+
4: Domingo de Gloria/Pascua (Easter Sunday)+
4: Cambio de Horario (Daylight Savings begins)*
25: San Marcos, Patron Saint of Aguascalientes, Ags. +*
30: D�a del Ni�o (Children's Day)*

MAYO (May)

1: D�a del Trabajo (Labor Day)**
3: D�a de la Santa Cruz (Holy Cross Day)+
5: Batalla de Puebla (Battle of Puebla)**
10: D�a de las Madres (Mothers Day) - fixed date *
13:Domingo de Asenci�n (Ascension Sunday)+ 15: San Isidro Labrador-Blessing of Animals+
23: Domingo de Pentecost�s (Pentecost)+

JUNIO (June)

3: Domingo de Corpus (Corpus Christi)+
13: San Antonio de Padua +
20: D�a del Padre (Father's Day)*,BR> 24: San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist)+
27: Nuestra Se�ora del Perpetuo Socorro +
29: San Pedro y San Pablo+

JULIO (July)

4: Nuestra Se�ora del Refugio+
16: Nuestra Se�ora del Carmen+
19-26: La Guelaguetza-Lunes del Cerro Festival, Oaxaca, Oax.+*

AGOSTO (August)

15: La Asunci�n de la Virgen Mar�a+
28: San Agust�n, Patron Saint of Puebla, Pue.+*

SEPTIEMBRE (September)

1: D�a del Informe Presidencial (State of the Union Day)*
15: Conmemoraci�n del Grito de la Independencia*
16: D�a de la Independencia (Independence Day)**
24: Nuestra Se�ora de la Merced+
29: San Miguel Archangel, Patron Saint of San Miguel Allende, Gto. +*

OCTUBRE (October)

4: San Francisco de As�s, Patron Saint of Chapala, Jal. +*
7: Nuestra Se�ora del Rosario+
12: D�a de la Raza (Columbus Day)**
Romer�a de la Virgen de Zapopan, Guadalajara-Zapopan+*
31: Cambio de Horario (Daylight Savings ends)*

NOVIEMBRE (November)

1: Todos los Santos (All Saints Day)+
2: Index to the Day of the Dead Section
D�a de los Fieles Difuntos (Day of the Dead-All Souls Day)+
12: D�a del Cartero (Mailman's Day) (post offices close)*
20: Aniversario de la Revoluci�n Mexicana (Revolution Day)**
22: Santa Cecilia, Patron Saint of Musicians+
30: San Andr�s, Patron Saint of Ajijic, Jal.+*

DICIEMBRE (December)

6: San Nicol�s+
8: La Inmaculada Concepci�n de la Virgen Mar�a+
12: Nuestra Se�ora de Guadalupe+
16-24: Posadas Navide�as (Christmas festivities)+
24: Noche Buena (Christmas Eve)+
25: Navidad (Christmas Day)*/+
28: D�a de los Santos Inocentes+

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