What other public holidays or festivities (fiestas) are observed?
Usually pascua or easter and navidad or Christmas. The week before easter (holy week) and between Christmas and New Years day are also busy times to travel. The date of Easter therefore varies between March 22 and April 25. Eastern Christianity bases its calculations on the Julian Calendar whose March 21 corresponds, during the twenty-first century, to April 3 in the Gregorian Calendar, in which calendar their celebration of Easter therefore varies between April 4 and May 8. These are the days when accommodations are more expensive & recommended to buy first or executive class (long distance) bus tickets a day in advance of travel Airfares within the country and to/from the country can be more expensive as many expatriate Mexicans (mainly from the U.S.) can be traveling to Mexico be with family. . Click here to see what other days are observed in Mexico. In Mexico there are three major kinds of holidays: • Statutory holiday: Holidays observed nationwide. Employees and schools (private
