Messico : giorni festivi e di chiusura delle banche

Ferie secolare : Chicago, 1 Maggio 1886: In seguito al lancio di una bomba contro la polizia, quest'ultima fece fuoco sulla folla. Bilancio: 12 morti di cui la metà poliziotti. 8 anarchici saranno condannati a morte. Nel 1889, L'Internazionale Socialista riunita a Parigi dichiara il 1 maggio giornata internazionale dei lavoratori . I sovietici rivendicheranno propria questa celebrazione , poi i nazisti ed infine, in Francia, il regime di Vichy (1940-44) , il quale le diede un nuovo orientamento: la Festa del Lavoro

Ferie secolare : Cinco de Mayo: Defeating the Napoleon III cavalry, Texan general Zaragosa started a military cooperation with Mexico, leading to the supremacy of an army that would win, 14 months later, the battle of Gettysburg, ending the American Civil War. in Puebla State only

Ferie secolare : Election day

Ferie secolare : Commemorates the start of the Independence War by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Ferie secolare :

solo le banche : 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.

Ferie secolare : Rivoluzione del 1910