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2008 Holiday List

The US Consulate will officially observe the holidays listed below.


MEX / USA

    

Date

   

Day

Celebration

MEX

January 1

Tuesday

New Year's Day

USA

January 1

Tuesday 

New Year's Day

USA

January 21

Monday

Martin Luther King, JR. Birthday

MEX

February 4

Monday**

Anniversary of Mexican Constitution

USA

February 18

Monday

President's Day

MEX

March 17

Monday** 

Benito Juarez's Birthday

MEX

March 20 

Thursday

Holy Thursday

MEX

March 21 

Friday

Good Friday

MEX

May 1

Thursday 

Mexican Labor Day

MEX

May 5

Monday 

Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla

MEX

May 10

Saturday

Mother's Day

USA

May 26

Monday

Memorial Day

USA

July 4

Friday

Independence Day

USA

September 1

Monday

Labor Day

MEX

September 16

Tuesday

Mexican Independence Day

USA

October 13

Monday

Columbus Day

MEX

November 2

Sunday

All Soul's Day

USA

November 11

Tuesday

Veterans Day

MEX

November 17

Monday**

Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution

USA

November 27

Thursday

Thanksgiving Day

USA/MEX

December 25

Monday

Christmas Day

 

 

 

 



*IN ACCORDANCE WITH U.S. LAW, AMERICAN HOLYDAYS FALLING ON SATURDAY WILL BE OBSERVED ON FRIDAY AND THOSE FALLING ON SUNDAY WILL BE OBSERVED ON MONDAY.

** IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMENDED MEXICAN FEDERAL LABOR LAW THESE (**) HOLIDAYS WILL BE OBSERVED ON MONDAY.  ALL OTHER MEXICAN HOLYDAYS FALLING ON WEEKENDS ARE NOT OBSERVED ON THE PRECEDING FRIDAY OR SUBSEQUENT MONDAY.