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February 5 th :Day of the Constitution February 24 th :Day of the National Flag March 18 th :Day of Petroleum Expropriation March 21 st :Birth of Don Benito Juarez

February 5 th :Day of the Constitution February 24 th :Day of the National Flag March 18 th :Day of Petroleum Expropriation March 21 st :Birth of Don Benito

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Page 1: February 5 th :Day of the Constitution February 24 th :Day of the National Flag March 18 th :Day of Petroleum Expropriation March 21 st :Birth of Don Benito

• February 5th :Day of the Constitution

• February 24th :Day of the National Flag

• March 18th :Day of Petroleum Expropriation

• March 21st :Birth of Don Benito Juarez

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• May 5th :Cinco De Mayo

• September 1st :Day of the Presidential State of Union address

• September 13th :The Death of the Young Heroes of Chapultepec

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• September 15th : Cry for Independence (“El Grito”)

• September 16th :

Independence Day• October 12th :

Columbus Day• November 20th :

Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution

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Soldiers from the Mexican Revolution

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• March 8th: Ash Wednesday (“Miércoles de Ceniza”), preceded by 4 days of Carnival

• April 23rd: Easter Sunday

• May 15th: Saint Isidro the farmer (blessing of the animals)

• June 3rd: Corpus Christi • June 11th: Pentecost

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Corpus Christi Procession

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• June 24th: Saint John the Baptist

• August 15th: Assumption of the Virgin Mary

• October 7th: Our Lady of the Sacred Rosary

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Our Lady of the Sacred Rosary &

Saint John the Baptist

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• November 1st: Day of “Todos los santos” (day of all the saints)

• November 2nd: Day of the dead

• December 24th: Christmas Eve, preceded by 9 days of pre-christmas Mexican festivities

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Christmas in Mexico

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Summary Slide

• Christmas in Mexico