Public holidays in Mexico

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In Mexico there are three major kinds of public holidays:

• Statutory holiday: Holidays observed nationwide. Employees are entitled to a day off with regular pay and schools (public and private) are closed.
• Civic holiday: These holidays are observed nationwide, but employees are not entitled to a day off with pay.
• Festivities: These are traditional holidays to honor religious events, such as Carnival, Holy Week, Easter, etc. or public celebrations, such as Mother's day, Father's day, Valentine's Day, etc.

Dia de la Independencia or Aniversario de la Independencia, September 16, commemorates Mexico's independence from Spain and is the most important patriotic statutory holiday. Parades are held and many schools are closed.

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Statutory holidays

Statutory holidays (referred as "feriados" or "días de asueto" in Mexico) are legislated through the federal government and ruled by the Federal Labor Law (Ley Federal del Trabajo). Most workers, public and private, are entitled to take the day off with regular pay. However, some employers may require employees to work on such a holiday, but the employee must be paid:

• the regular pay for the statutory holiday, and
• two times (known as "double time") the regular pay for their time worked that day.

When a statutory holiday falls on a Sunday, Monday is considered a statutory holiday; if a statutory holiday falls on Saturday, Friday will be considered a statutory holiday.

In addition to these dates, election days designated by federal and local electoral laws are also statutory holidays.

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Civic holidays

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Festivities

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See also

• Flag flying days in Mexico
• Christmas in Mexico

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References

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External links

• Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social

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