| Date |
Origin |
Celebration Name |
| January 1 |
Cuban and Latin Americans |
New Year’s Day/New Year’s Eve (Año Nuevo) |
| January 6 |
Spain |
Día de Los Reyes Magos (The Day of the Three Kings or the Feast of the Epiphany) |
| January 11 |
Puerto Rico |
Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos |
| January 28 |
Cuba |
Birth of José Martí |
| February 14 |
Latin America |
Dia del Amor y la Amistad (Valentine’s Day) |
| February 27 |
Dominican Republic |
Dominican Republic Independence Day |
| March 21 |
Mexico |
Birth of Benito Juárez |
| March 22 |
Puerto Rico |
Emancipation Day |
| March 31 |
Mexico |
César Chávez holiday. |
| March/April |
Latin America, Spain |
La Semana Santa (Holy Week) |
| April 30 |
Latin Americans |
Día de los Niños |
| May 1 |
Latin America |
Dia del Trabajo |
| May 5 |
Mexico |
Cinco de Mayo |
| May 10 |
Mexico, Latin America |
Día de Las Madres (Day of the Mothers) |
| May 20 |
Cuba |
Cuban Independence Day (Celebrates independence from Spain) |
| June 24 |
Puerto Rico |
The Feast of San Juan Bautista (The Feast of John the Baptist) |
| July 6-14 |
Pamplona, Spain |
Los Sanfermines (San Fermín Festival) (Running of the Bulls) |
| July 25 |
Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico’s Constitution Day |
| July 28 and 29 |
Spain |
St. Ignatius of Loyola Festival or the Festival de San Ignacio de Loyola |
| July 28 and 29 |
Perú |
Independence Day |
| August 1-6 |
El Salvador |
Feast of the Savior of the World or El Salvador del Mundo |
| September 8 |
Cuba |
Feast of Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre |
| September 15 |
El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua |
Independence Day |
| September 16 |
Mexico |
Mexican Independence Day |
| October 12 |
U.S., Latin America |
Día de la Raza (Day of Our Race/Columbus Day) |
| October 18 |
Peru |
Señor de Los Milagros (Our Lord of Miracles) |
| November 2 |
Mexico, Central America |
El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) |
| November 19 |
Puerto Rico |
The feast of Nuestra Señora de la Divina Providencia (Our Lady of Divine Providence) |
| November 20 |
Mexico |
Revolution of 1910 Anniversary |
| December 12 |
Mexico |
Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe (the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe) |
| December 16-24 |
Mexico, Cuba, Latin America, and Spain |
Las Posadas |
| December 24 and 25 |
Mexico, Cuba, Latin America, and Spain |
La Nochebuena y La Navidad (Christmas Eve/Christmas) |
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