| Independence Day - Thursday September 16, 2021 Secular holiday : Commemorates the start of the Independence War by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]
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| Defuncts' Day (All Souls Day) - Tuesday November 2, 2021 Banks only : This is an ancient festivity that has been much transformed through the years,but which was intended in prehispanic Mexico to celebrate children and the dead. This holiday is a time when Mexican families remember their dead and the continuity of life. The original celebration can be traced to the Aztec civilization, in the month of Miccailhuitontli, presided by the Lady of the Dead , goddess Mictecacihuatl and dedicated to children and the dead. This celebration is also observed in other countries in Latin América. Families visit the graves and engage in sprucing up the gravesite, decorating it with flowers, setting out and eating a festive picnic.
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| School holiday - Tuesday November 2, 2021 School holidays :
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| Celebration of the Revolution - Monday November 15, 2021 Secular holiday : 1910 revolution
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| Christmas holiday (beginning) - Friday December 17, 2021 School holidays :
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| Christmas Day - Saturday December 25, 2021 Catholic or protestant :
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