Hispanic Holiday List
I have compiled a list of Holidays celebrated throughout Latin America. I hope you enjoy learning about each of the holidays. Please check back frequently, as I will write articles and add links for each holiday over time as well as add more holidays as I find them. Happy Holidays!
Jan 1
Año Nuevo, New Year’s Day.
Jan 6
Día de los Reyes Magos Three Kings Day
Jan 10
Birthday of Eugenio Maria de Hostos (Puerto Rico)
Jan 21
Feast of Nuestra Sra. de Altagracia, or Our Lady of Highest Grace, the patron Hispanivirgin of the Dominican Republic
Jan 26
Juan Pablo Duarte Day (Dominican Republic)
Jan 28
Birth of José Martí (Cuba)
Feb 2
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Mexico)
Feb 5
Día de la Constitución México.
Feb 24
Flag Day (Mexico).
Feb 27
Dominican Republic Independence Day
March 5
Carnival
March 9
Baron Bliss Day (Belize)
March 21
Birth of Benito Juarez (Mexico)
March 22
Emancipation Day (Puerto Rico)
March 31
Cesar Chavez holiday (California, Arizona and Texas)
La Semana Santa The week leading up to Easter
April 11
Battle of Rivas Day (Costa Rica)
April 19
Landing of the 33 Patriots Day (Uruguay)
May 1
Día del Trabajo or Día del Trabajador
May 5
Cinco de Mayo (México)
May 10
Dia de las Madres Mexico and other Latin-American countries
May 15
Independence Day for Paraguay
May 18
Battle of Las Piedras (Paraguay)
May 20
Cuba’s birth as an independent republic in 1902
May 25
Independence Day for Argentina
June 19
Artigas Day (Uruguay)
June 24
Feast of San Juan Bautista patron saint of Puerto Rico’s capital, San Juan. The rest of Latin America celebrates the day as el Día de San Pedro
June 29
San Pedro y San Pablo
July 5
Independence Day for Venezuela
July 6-14
Los Sanfermines, or the San Fermin Festival or the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain
July 9
Independence Day for Argentina
July 19
Revolution Day (Nicaragua)
July 20
Independence Day for Colombia
July 24
Birth of Simón Bolívar (Colombia, Venezuela, Panamá)
July 25
Constitution Day in Puerto Rico
July 25
St. James or Santiago Apostol (Spain). Celebrates the patron saint of Spain
July 26
Revolution Day, Cuba
July 28
Independence Day for Peru
Aug 1-6
El Salvador del Mundo, patron saint of El Salvador
Aug 6
Independence Day for Bolivia
Aug 7
Battle of Boyacá (Colombia)
Aug 10
Independence Day for Ecuador
Aug 15
Feast of the Assumption
Aug 17
San Martín Day
Aug 25
Independence Day for Uruguay
Sept. 2
Independence Day for Belize
Sept. 8
Feast of Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre, patron of Cuba
Sept. 10
St. George’s Cay Day (Belize)
Sep 15
Independence Day for Central American nations (El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua)
Sep 16
Mexican Independence Day
Sep 18
Independence Day for Chile. Also known as Fiestas Patrias and El Dieciocho
Sept 23
Grito de Lares
Sep 21
Independence Day for Belize
Oct 10
Grito de Yara (Cuba)
Oct 12
Día de la Hispanidad (Spain)
Oct 18
Señor de los Milagros (Peru)
Nov 1 & 2
Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead (México, Central América)
Nov 2
All Souls’ Day. Día de Todos los Santos.
Nov 3
Independence Day for Panama
Nov 5
First Call for Independence (El Salvador)
Nov. 11
Cartagena Independence Day (Colombia)
Nov 19
Feast of Nuestra Señora de la Divina Providencia, Puerto Rico’s patron virgin
Nov 20
Mexican Revolution Day
Dec 6
Day of the Constitution
Dec 8
Immaculate Conception
Dec 12
Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe or the Feast Day of our Lady of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexico
Dec 16-24
Las Posadas (Mexico, Guatemala and other Central American countries)
https://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art38224.asp
Dec 24 & 25
La Nochebuena y la Navidad, Christmas Eve and Christmas
Jan 1
Año Nuevo, New Year’s Day.
Jan 6
Día de los Reyes Magos Three Kings Day
Jan 10
Birthday of Eugenio Maria de Hostos (Puerto Rico)
Jan 21
Feast of Nuestra Sra. de Altagracia, or Our Lady of Highest Grace, the patron Hispanivirgin of the Dominican Republic
Jan 26
Juan Pablo Duarte Day (Dominican Republic)
Jan 28
Birth of José Martí (Cuba)
Feb 2
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Mexico)
Feb 5
Día de la Constitución México.
Feb 24
Flag Day (Mexico).
Feb 27
Dominican Republic Independence Day
March 5
Carnival
March 9
Baron Bliss Day (Belize)
March 21
Birth of Benito Juarez (Mexico)
March 22
Emancipation Day (Puerto Rico)
March 31
Cesar Chavez holiday (California, Arizona and Texas)
La Semana Santa The week leading up to Easter
April 11
Battle of Rivas Day (Costa Rica)
April 19
Landing of the 33 Patriots Day (Uruguay)
May 1
Día del Trabajo or Día del Trabajador
May 5
Cinco de Mayo (México)
May 10
Dia de las Madres Mexico and other Latin-American countries
May 15
Independence Day for Paraguay
May 18
Battle of Las Piedras (Paraguay)
May 20
Cuba’s birth as an independent republic in 1902
May 25
Independence Day for Argentina
June 19
Artigas Day (Uruguay)
June 24
Feast of San Juan Bautista patron saint of Puerto Rico’s capital, San Juan. The rest of Latin America celebrates the day as el Día de San Pedro
June 29
San Pedro y San Pablo
July 5
Independence Day for Venezuela
July 6-14
Los Sanfermines, or the San Fermin Festival or the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain
July 9
Independence Day for Argentina
July 19
Revolution Day (Nicaragua)
July 20
Independence Day for Colombia
July 24
Birth of Simón Bolívar (Colombia, Venezuela, Panamá)
July 25
Constitution Day in Puerto Rico
July 25
St. James or Santiago Apostol (Spain). Celebrates the patron saint of Spain
July 26
Revolution Day, Cuba
July 28
Independence Day for Peru
Aug 1-6
El Salvador del Mundo, patron saint of El Salvador
Aug 6
Independence Day for Bolivia
Aug 7
Battle of Boyacá (Colombia)
Aug 10
Independence Day for Ecuador
Aug 15
Feast of the Assumption
Aug 17
San Martín Day
Aug 25
Independence Day for Uruguay
Sept. 2
Independence Day for Belize
Sept. 8
Feast of Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre, patron of Cuba
Sept. 10
St. George’s Cay Day (Belize)
Sep 15
Independence Day for Central American nations (El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua)
Sep 16
Mexican Independence Day
Sep 18
Independence Day for Chile. Also known as Fiestas Patrias and El Dieciocho
Sept 23
Grito de Lares
Sep 21
Independence Day for Belize
Oct 10
Grito de Yara (Cuba)
Oct 12
Día de la Hispanidad (Spain)
Oct 18
Señor de los Milagros (Peru)
Nov 1 & 2
Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead (México, Central América)
Nov 2
All Souls’ Day. Día de Todos los Santos.
Nov 3
Independence Day for Panama
Nov 5
First Call for Independence (El Salvador)
Nov. 11
Cartagena Independence Day (Colombia)
Nov 19
Feast of Nuestra Señora de la Divina Providencia, Puerto Rico’s patron virgin
Nov 20
Mexican Revolution Day
Dec 6
Day of the Constitution
Dec 8
Immaculate Conception
Dec 12
Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe or the Feast Day of our Lady of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexico
Dec 16-24
Las Posadas (Mexico, Guatemala and other Central American countries)
https://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art38224.asp
Dec 24 & 25
La Nochebuena y la Navidad, Christmas Eve and Christmas
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