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January
Jan. 1 - New Year - official holiday
Jan. 6 - Dia de los Santos Reyes - 3 King´s Day - traditional gift giving day, like Christmas
Jan. 7 - 2007 School vacation ends, Mexico returns to work, Tourist places become ghost towns
Jan. 17 - San Antonio Abad - everything gets blessed, dogs, cars, houses, etc.
February
Feb. 1 - 2007 School vacation begin
Feb. 2 - Celebration of the Virgen of Candelaria, party time in Tlacotalpan, 1 1/2 hours from Catemaco
Feb. 5 - Dia de la Constitucion - official holiday (first Monday of February, instead of the 5th)
Feb. 14 - Dia de la Amistad - Valentine´s Day
Feb. 15 - 2007 School vacation ends
Feb. 23 - 2007 Corrida de Toros, San Andres Tuxtla
Feb. 23-28, 2007 Carnival in Veracruz City (moveable feast days, changes yearly)
Feb. 24 - Dia de la Bandera - Mexican Flag day, unofficial holiday
March
Mar. 1-3 First Thursday/Friday - Annual Brujo Convention in Catemaco
Mar. 19 - Benito Juarez birthday - official holiday, (third Monday of March, instead of the 21st)
April
Apr. 1- 2007 School vacation begins
Apr. 1-8 2007 Easter week - don´t expect any official response, anywhere
Apr. 5-6 Maudy Thursday & Good Friday - unofficial holiday, banks and government closed
Apr. 15 - 2007 School vacation ends
Apr. 30 - Children's Day
May
May 1 - Labor day - official holiday
May 3 - Dia de la Santa Cruz - crosses get hung on new construction & masons celebrate
May 5 - Cinco de Mayo, celebrates Mexico´s victory over the French in Puebla, unofficial holiday
May 10 - Dia de la Madre - Mother´s day
May - middle - school holidays 10 days
June
June 1 - Navy day, Catemaco boat people hold a party, unofficial holiday
June 6 - My Birthday - official holiday for cantinas, ATM machines and internet providers
June - middle - rainy season begins, expect heavy rains till end of October
July
July 7 - School vacation begins (2007) - popular hotels sell out
July 16 - Virgen de la Carmen celebration, week long county fair in Catemaco, Expoferia 2007
July 25 - Día de Santiago Apóstol, Santiago Tuxtla's patron saint is celebrated with a fair
Last weekend - Ruta Extrema Catemaco - kayak, bike, and other sports
August
Aug. 15 - Dia de Asuncion - Beach town Montepio celebrates annual fiesta
Aug. 18 - Festival Afrocaribeño - Santiago Tuxtla
Aug. - middle - school holiday ends - touristic places become ghost towns
September
Sep. 1 - State of the Union speech by Mexican president - unofficial holiday
Sep. 2 - 2007 - Veracruz election day (next one in 2010)
Sep. 16 - Mexican Independence Day - official holiday
Sep. 16 - Aerostatic Balloons released in San Andres Tuxtla
October
Oct. 12 - Dia de la Raza - Mexico´s answer to Columbus day - unofficial government & bank holiday
Oct. 18 - Battle of Apoapan Commemoration - Defeat of the French near Acayucan in 1863
Oct. 12-29 - (2006) Festival Olmeca, Tras la huella del Jaguar, Southern Veracruz, San Andres Tuxtla
November
Nov. 1 - Todos Los Santos - unofficial holiday
Nov. 2 - Dia de los Muertos - unofficial holiday, banks closed
Nov. 12 - Dia de Cartero - Mailman day - tip well! - otherwise you will not read your snail mail.
Nov. 17 - Festival Agustín Lara, Tlacotalpan, Xalapa, Veracruz
Nov. 19 - Mexican Revolution Day - official holiday, (third Monday of November, instead of 20th)
Nov. 30 - San Andres Tuxtla celebrates its patron Saint Andrew
December
Dec. 1 - 2012 Next Inauguration of Mexican President day - official holiday every 6 years
Dec. 8 - La Purísima Concepción - procession at dawn, followed by tamales and atoles
Dec. 11 - La Guadalupana - everyone sings Las Mañanitas after midnight
after Dec 11 it becomes almost impossible to transact official business in Mexico
until school vacations end second week week in January.
Dec. 12 - Virgin of Guadalupe Celebration - unofficial holiday, banks closed
Dec. 16-27 - Posadas - candlelight processions celebrating Joseph & Mary run around in Bethlehem
Dec. 21 - 2006 School vacation begins
Dec. 22 - Día del Agente de Tránsito - give a gift to your favorite traffic police person
Dec. 25 - Christmas - official holiday
Dec. 31 - Exhibición de viejos - Mannikins of old men are stuffed with firecrackers and exploded
Bank Holidays
http://www.abm.org.mx/dias_feriados/calendario.htm
School Holidays 2006/2007
http://www.sep.gob.mx/wb2/sep/sep_4371_calendario_escolar_2
Political Dates & Holidays
http://www.mexidata.info/id1169.html
Tourism Events & Holidays descriptions
http://www.visitmexicopress.com/calendar.asp
Jan. 1 - New Year - official holiday
Jan. 6 - Dia de los Santos Reyes - 3 King´s Day - traditional gift giving day, like Christmas
Jan. 7 - 2007 School vacation ends, Mexico returns to work, Tourist places become ghost towns
Jan. 17 - San Antonio Abad - everything gets blessed, dogs, cars, houses, etc.
February
Feb. 1 - 2007 School vacation begin
Feb. 2 - Celebration of the Virgen of Candelaria, party time in Tlacotalpan, 1 1/2 hours from Catemaco
Feb. 5 - Dia de la Constitucion - official holiday (first Monday of February, instead of the 5th)
Feb. 14 - Dia de la Amistad - Valentine´s Day
Feb. 15 - 2007 School vacation ends
Feb. 23 - 2007 Corrida de Toros, San Andres Tuxtla
Feb. 23-28, 2007 Carnival in Veracruz City (moveable feast days, changes yearly)
Feb. 24 - Dia de la Bandera - Mexican Flag day, unofficial holiday
March
Mar. 1-3 First Thursday/Friday - Annual Brujo Convention in Catemaco
Mar. 19 - Benito Juarez birthday - official holiday, (third Monday of March, instead of the 21st)
April
Apr. 1- 2007 School vacation begins
Apr. 1-8 2007 Easter week - don´t expect any official response, anywhere
Apr. 5-6 Maudy Thursday & Good Friday - unofficial holiday, banks and government closed
Apr. 15 - 2007 School vacation ends
Apr. 30 - Children's Day
May
May 1 - Labor day - official holiday
May 3 - Dia de la Santa Cruz - crosses get hung on new construction & masons celebrate
May 5 - Cinco de Mayo, celebrates Mexico´s victory over the French in Puebla, unofficial holiday
May 10 - Dia de la Madre - Mother´s day
May - middle - school holidays 10 days
June
June 1 - Navy day, Catemaco boat people hold a party, unofficial holiday
June 6 - My Birthday - official holiday for cantinas, ATM machines and internet providers
June - middle - rainy season begins, expect heavy rains till end of October
July
July 7 - School vacation begins (2007) - popular hotels sell out
July 16 - Virgen de la Carmen celebration, week long county fair in Catemaco, Expoferia 2007
July 25 - Día de Santiago Apóstol, Santiago Tuxtla's patron saint is celebrated with a fair
Last weekend - Ruta Extrema Catemaco - kayak, bike, and other sports
August
Aug. 15 - Dia de Asuncion - Beach town Montepio celebrates annual fiesta
Aug. 18 - Festival Afrocaribeño - Santiago Tuxtla
Aug. - middle - school holiday ends - touristic places become ghost towns
September
Sep. 1 - State of the Union speech by Mexican president - unofficial holiday
Sep. 2 - 2007 - Veracruz election day (next one in 2010)
Sep. 16 - Mexican Independence Day - official holiday
Sep. 16 - Aerostatic Balloons released in San Andres Tuxtla
October
Oct. 12 - Dia de la Raza - Mexico´s answer to Columbus day - unofficial government & bank holiday
Oct. 18 - Battle of Apoapan Commemoration - Defeat of the French near Acayucan in 1863
Oct. 12-29 - (2006) Festival Olmeca, Tras la huella del Jaguar, Southern Veracruz, San Andres Tuxtla
November
Nov. 1 - Todos Los Santos - unofficial holiday
Nov. 2 - Dia de los Muertos - unofficial holiday, banks closed
Nov. 12 - Dia de Cartero - Mailman day - tip well! - otherwise you will not read your snail mail.
Nov. 17 - Festival Agustín Lara, Tlacotalpan, Xalapa, Veracruz
Nov. 19 - Mexican Revolution Day - official holiday, (third Monday of November, instead of 20th)
Nov. 30 - San Andres Tuxtla celebrates its patron Saint Andrew
December
Dec. 1 - 2012 Next Inauguration of Mexican President day - official holiday every 6 years
Dec. 8 - La Purísima Concepción - procession at dawn, followed by tamales and atoles
Dec. 11 - La Guadalupana - everyone sings Las Mañanitas after midnight
after Dec 11 it becomes almost impossible to transact official business in Mexico
until school vacations end second week week in January.
Dec. 12 - Virgin of Guadalupe Celebration - unofficial holiday, banks closed
Dec. 16-27 - Posadas - candlelight processions celebrating Joseph & Mary run around in Bethlehem
Dec. 21 - 2006 School vacation begins
Dec. 22 - Día del Agente de Tránsito - give a gift to your favorite traffic police person
Dec. 25 - Christmas - official holiday
Dec. 31 - Exhibición de viejos - Mannikins of old men are stuffed with firecrackers and exploded
Bank Holidays
http://www.abm.org.mx/dias_feriados/calendario.htm
School Holidays 2006/2007
http://www.sep.gob.mx/wb2/sep/sep_4371_calendario_escolar_2
Political Dates & Holidays
http://www.mexidata.info/id1169.html
Tourism Events & Holidays descriptions
http://www.visitmexicopress.com/calendar.asp
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