Mexican Holidays
2005
| *January 1 | New Year’s Day |
| January 6 | Three King’s Day |
| February 5 | Mexican Constitution Day |
| February 24 | Flag Day |
| March 18 | Expropriation of the Petroleum Industry |
| March 21 | The Birthday of Benito Juarez |
| March 24 | Holy Thursday |
| March 25 | Good Friday |
| April 30 | Children’s Day |
| May 1 | Mexican Labor Day |
| May 5 | 5th of May |
| May 10 | Mother’s Day |
| May 15 | Teacher’s Day |
| June 15 | Father’s Day |
| August 1 | Secretaries Day |
| September 13 | Boy Heroes/ Heroic Cadets |
| September 16 | Mexican Independence Day |
| October 12 | Columbus Day |
| November 2 | Day of the Dead |
| November 20 | Mexican Revolution Day |
| December 12 | Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe |
| December 25 | Christmas Day |
* Mexican Holidays by Law. Estos son los días de descanso obligatorio (de acuerdo a la Ley Federal del Trabajo)
When Mexican holidays are on Tuesday or Thursday, sometimes people make a long weekend. Cuando los días festivos son de descanso obligatorio y caen en jueves o martes, en ocasiones la gente hace "Puente" quiere decir que hacen un long weekend (principalmente los maestros de primaria o secundaria).
Most of Mexican people travel during Christmas, Holy week and a week after holy week. La mayor parte de los mexicanos vacaciona durante semana santa y semana de pascua.