{"id":15403,"date":"2022-01-06T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=15403"},"modified":"2022-01-05T17:54:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T22:54:22","slug":"2022-mexico-holiday-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/2022-mexico-holiday-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Mexico Holiday Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a1Feliz a\u00f1o nuevo a todos<\/strong>! I’m sure you were happy to say goodbye to 2021. Let’s all hope this next year is better than the last, although that bar is pretty low… \u00bfCu\u00e1les son tus resoluciones de a\u00f1o nuevo<\/strong>? (What are your New Year’s resolutions?). I hope one of them is to study Spanish and learn more about the culture of Spanish-speaking countries because that’s precisely why we’re here! In this post, we’ll learn about los d\u00edas festivos en M\u00e9xico<\/strong> (the holidays in Mexico).<\/p>\n

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\u00a1Viva M\u00e9xico!
Photo taken and used with permission from Sasha Savinov.<\/p><\/div>\n

National Holidays in Mexico<\/h2>\n

Hay siete feriados nacionales en M\u00e9xico<\/strong> (There are seven national holidays in Mexico). These days are also known as “d\u00edas de asueto<\/em>” and are legislated through the Ley<\/strong> Federal del Trabajo<\/strong> (Federal Labor Law). These are statutory holidays where schools, post offices, banks, and government offices are all closed. Most workers get to enjoy a paid day off, while those who have to work are paid triple.<\/p>\n

Here’s a table with the 2022 calendar of national holidays in Mexico:<\/p>\n

January 1
\nFebruary 7
\nMarch 21
\nMay 1
\nSeptember 16
\nNovember 21
\nDecember 25<\/div>
A\u00f1o Nuevo
\nel D\u00eda de la Constituci\u00f3n
\nNatalicio de Benito Ju\u00e1rez
\nel D\u00eda del Trabajo
\nel D\u00eda de la Independencia
\nel D\u00eda de la Revoluci\u00f3n
\nNavidad<\/div>
New Year’s Day
\nConstitution Day
\nBenito Ju\u00e1rez’s Birthday
\nLabor Day
\nIndependence Day
\nRevolution Day
\nChristmas<\/div>
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Some of these holidays fall on the same day every year, such as Independence Day and Labor Day. Others are considered puentes festivos<\/strong> (holiday bridges) as they always fall on a Monday, such as Constitution Day which is celebrated on the 1st Monday of February. This gives Mexicans a long weekend to enjoy all of the national holidays.<\/p>\n

Los d\u00edas de elecciones tambi\u00e9n son feriados nacionales<\/strong> (Election days are also national holidays). In case you didn’t know, the last presidential election in Mexico was in 2018. Mexican presidents can only serve one six-year term, called a sexenio<\/em>, so current president Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador<\/a> will not be able to run again.<\/p>\n

Every six years, a new president is sworn into office on December 1st. This is also a national holiday known as el d\u00eda de la Transmisi\u00f3n del Poder Ejecutivo Federal<\/strong> (the Day of the Transmission of Federal Exceutive Power). And you thought “Inauguration Day” was tough to remember in English!<\/p>\n

Speaking of presidents, only one in Mexico’s history has a national holiday in his honor. Benito Ju\u00e1rez fue el vig\u00e9simo sexto presidente de M\u00e9xico<\/strong> (Benito Ju\u00e1rez was the twenty-sixth president of Mexico). He was the first president of indigenous origin and is highly revered across the country.<\/p>\n

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Chiles en nogada are the most typical dish for Independence Day. Photo taken and used with permission from Sasha Savinov.<\/p><\/div>\n

Personally, my favorite national holiday in Mexico is el D\u00eda de la Independencia<\/a>. People eat chiles en nogada<\/em> in the colors of the Mexican flag and there are usually big parades and fireworks displays. I had a great time celebrating this patriotic holiday in my home away from home in Puerto Vallarta. Check out the video below to see what it was like.<\/p>\n