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Independence Day

Independence Day

Mexicans celebrate the anniversary of their independence from Spain with great gusto, particularly in Mexico City where the day before the event the Zocalo fills with throngs of people from early morning, awaiting the appearance of the president on the balcony of the National...  see full details



Wax figurines

Day of the Dead

A Mexican tradition with Aztec roots is the honouring of the departed with traditions that nowadays closely resemble those of Halloween celebrated to the north. In Mexico City markets and stores are liberally stocked with flowers, candy skulls, paper skeletons and candles. Processions are...  see full details



Chichén Itzá

Spring Equinox

Equinoccio de la Primavera draws thousands of people from around the world to witness the shadow that seems to crawl down the El Castillo pyramid in the Chichén Itzá temple complex. The shadow represents the snake god, Kukulcan, and takes the form of a...  see full details



Monarch Butterflies in Mexico

Festival Cultural de la Mariposa Monarca (Migration of the Monarch Butterflies)

In Autumn each year the Monarch butterflies gather in southern Canada and begin a journey across North America to Mexico. The insects that begin the journey in Canada will never see Mexico, but their great- great- grandchildren will eventually make it to the small...  see full details



Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo

Every Fifth of May (Cinco de Mayo) in the state of Puebla, the famous Battle of Puebla is commemorated with traditional music and dancing and general festivities. The Battle saw a smaller Mexican army defeat a larger and more equipped French army on...  see full details



Night of the Radishes

Known locally as Noche de Rábano, the Night of the Radishes festival is an unusual event distinctive to Oaxaca. The celebration's roots go back to the Christmas traditions of Dominican Monks, who would use elaborately-carved radishes to decorate their tables for holiday feasts. Now...  see full details



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