Public Holidays in Mexico

New Year's Day	January 1
Constitution Day	February 5
Day of the Flag	February 24
Birthday of Benito Juaréz	March 21
Good Friday, Easter Monday	March/April
Labour Day	May 1
Battle of Puebla Anniversary	May 5
Spring Bank Holiday	Last Monday in May
Independence Day	September 16
Columbus Day	October 12
Mexican Revolution Anniversary	November 20
Christmas Day	December 25

Festivals and Unofficial Holidays

Not content with the above, Mexico celebrates a number of 'unofficial holidays' and festivals where commerce typically grinds to a halt. As they total in excess of 100 the following just represents the highlights:

Feast of the Epiphany	January 6
Candlemas	February 2
Carnaval(week leading to Ash Wednesday)	February/March
Holy Week	March/ April
President's Message	September 1
All Saints' Day	November 1
Day of the Dead	November 2
Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe	December 12

The spring and autumn equinoxes are celebrated at the Temple of Kukulkan, Chichén-Itzá in March and September respectively.