Public holidays in Mexico

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English Name
Spanish Name
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cells: January 6
Epiphany
Día de los Reyes Magos
Celebrates the Biblical New Testament story of the arrival of the three wise men who each brought a gift to the Christ child. Traditionally, children receive toys, and people buy a pastry called rosca de reyes. Anyone who bites into the bread and finds a figurine of the Christ child must host a party for the Day of Candlemas (February 2). It is not a state holiday.
cells: February 2
Candlemas
Día de la Candelaria
Celebrates the presentation of the baby Jesus in the Temple of Jerusalem 40 days after his birth. Traditionally, women bring a representation (i.e. statue/doll) of the baby Jesus in new clothes to be blessed by the parish priest. Afterwards, a meal of tamales is given by the person who found the baby Jesus figure in the Rosca de Reyes (see above in Epiphany). It is not a state holiday.
cells: February 14
Valentine's Day
Día de San Valentín
Celebrates amorous unions. On this day, traditionally, men give chocolates, flowers, jewelry, dinner and serenade to their special women, as well as to their female friends. It is not a state holiday.
cells: April 30
Children's Day
Día del Niño
Honors all the children. It is not a state holiday.
cells: May 10
Mother's Day
Día de las Madres
Honors all the mothers throughout the country. It is not a state holiday.
cells: May 15
Teacher's Day
Día del Maestro
Honors all the teachers throughout the country. It is not a state holiday.
cells: May 23
Students' Day
Día del estudiante
Honors all the students throughout the country. It is not a state holiday.
cells: Third Sunday of June
Father's Day
Día del Padre
Honors all the fathers throughout the country. It is not a state holiday.
cells: November 1
All Saints' Day (Day of the Dead)
Día de Todos los Santos
Honors dead relatives and friends (who were less than 18 years of age and unmarried) with candles, food and flower offerings, altars, and pre-Columbian and Christian rituals. It is not a state holiday.
cells: November 2
All Souls' Day (Day of the Dead)
Día de los Fieles Difuntos
Honors dead relatives and friends (who were more than 18 years of age or married) with candles, food and flower offerings, altars, and pre-Columbian and Christian rituals. It is not a state holiday.
cells: December 12
Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe
Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe
Celebrates the day that Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared on Tepeyac hill to the native San Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin. It is not a state holiday.
cells: December 16–24
Las Posadas
Las Posadas
Commemorates the Biblical New Testament story of Joseph and Mary's search for shelter in Bethlehem. Consists of candlelight processions as well as stops at various nativity scenes.
cells: December 24
Christmas Eve
Nochebuena
Celebrates the eve of the nativity of Jesus, as both a secular and religious winter holiday. The traditional treats for this holiday are buñuelos, tamales and atole or champurrado. Sometimes they eat gelatina de colores (different flavors of Jell-O and a milk-based Jell-O mixed together to make a colorful treat) Las Posadas are celebrated nine days before Nochebuena, usually accompanied by a piñata party for children and dance music for adults.
cells: December 25
Christmas
Navidad
Christmas celebration; secular and religious holiday.
cells: December 28
Day of the Innocents
Dia de los Santos Inocentes
On this day, people pull practical jokes on each other. It is equivalent to the U.S. version of April Fools' Day (April 1). People must not believe anything that other people say nor let them borrow any amount of money. If any person has fallen victim of the joke, the person pulling the joke will say ¡Inocente palomita...!, literally meaning 'Innocent little dove..!!!' (equivalent to saying April Fools!).
cells: December 31
New Year's Eve
Víspera de Año Nuevo
Mexicans celebrate New Year's Eve or locally known as Año Nuevo, by downing a grape with each of the twelve chimes of the bell during the midnight countdown, while making a wish with each one. Mexican families decorate homes and parties, during New Year's, with colors such as red, to encourage an overall improvement of lifestyle and love, yellow to encourage blessings of improved employment conditions, green to improve financial circumstances and white to improved health. Mexican sweet bread is baked with a coin or charm hidden in the dough. When the bread is served, the recipient whose slice contains the coin or charm is believed to be blessed with good luck in the new year. Another tradition is making a list of all the bad or unhappy events from the current year; before midnight, this list is thrown into a fire, symbolizing the removal of negative energy from the new year.[1] At the same time, thanks is expressed for all the good things had during the year that is coming to its end so that they will continue to be had in the new year.[3] Mexicans celebrate by having a dinner at 1:00am with their families, the traditional meal being turkey and mole, a tradition which has now spanned worldwide. Those who want to party generally go out afterwards, to local parties or night clubs. If you're in Mexico, you can still enjoy festivities in the street. In Mexico City there is a huge street festival on New Year's Eve; celebrations center around the Zocalo, the city's main square.[4] One can expect a lot of firecrackers, fireworks and sparklers being fired. At midnight there is a lot of noise and everyone shouts: "Feliz año nuevo!" People embrace, make noise, set off firecrackers, and sing Auld Lang Syne.

Questions about this table:
originalText: what is the mexican holiday on december 12
answer: answerTexts: Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe