Experience these Mexican Holidays

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Dia de los Muertos and Cinco de Mayo are the two most popular and known Mexican holidays.

Dia de los Muertos

The Day of the Dead is celebrated on All Saints Day, 1st of November, when the small children who have died are honored as “little angels” and on the next day, on the All Souls Day, the older family members who have passed away are commemorated. They make family altars from photographs, mementos and offerings of food and gifts.

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo is often mistaken as Mexico’s Independence Day, but it is actually the day when the Mexican Army won a victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla on 5th May 1862.

However, there are many great holidays in Mexico that deserve attention as well.

Dia de la Raza

The Day of the Race is a holiday celebrated every 12th of October and marks the arrival of Christopher Columbus in North America. On this day there are large public parades and gatherings and public debates among scholars and politicians.

Diez y Seis

16th of September is a very important date in the Mexican history, it signifies the day when Father Miguel Hidalgo urged Mexicans to rise up against the Spanish-born ruling class and this date is today marked in the calendar as Mexico’s Independence Day.

Citizens across the country gather at midnight on 15th September at the main square to hear the mayor repeat Father Hidalgo’s cry for freedom. At the remaining of the day, there is a celebration with military parades, fireworks, music, food, dance…