Central America & The Caribbean

Labor Day/Worker's Day International (CN):...

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May 1st is International Labor Day, an official holiday in over 80 countries including China and Mexico. International Labor Day remembers the Haymarket Martyrs in Chicago in 1886. It was 1886 when the...

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Occupational Safety & Health Week, (US/CA/...

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On the first full week of May is North America Occupational Safety & Health Week. Organized by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE), the In...

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Day of the Holy Cross (MX): May 3

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Cinco de Mayo (MX) (1862): May 5

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Mother's Day (HT): May 30

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Mother's Day traditionally falls in May because it is the birth month of Mary, Mother of Jesus. Though most nations celebrate it on the second Sunday of May, Haiti chooses the last Sunday as its day. Chil...

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Bi-national Health Week (US/CA/MX-varies l...

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Each year a week in October is set aside in the United States, Canada and Mexico to focus on health. This can happen at anytime during the month of October, with different cities, provinces and states sta...

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U.S.-Mexico Border Health Month: October

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The U.S.-Mexico Border Health Month (BHM), previously referred to as Border Bi-national Health Week prior to 2016, take place during the month of October. During this month on both sides of the US/MX boar...

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Bird Day, Intl. (Caribbean): October 9

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International Migratory Bird Day occurs on the second Saturday in May in the U.S. and Canada and the 2nd Saturday in October in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean each year. But we rec...

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Migratory Bird Day, Intl. Southern: Octobe...

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International Migratory Bird Day takes place on the second Saturday in May in the U.S. and Canada and in October in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean each year. Why Celebrate Migratory...

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War of Independence Day, (CU)(1868): Octob...

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Marking the beginning of Cuba's war for independence against Spain, October 10, 1868. This is a national holiday.

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Columbus Day (US)(1492): October 11

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Columbus Day (BZ)(1492): October 12

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Dia de la Raza (MX)(1492): October 12

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Annually on the day of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, October 12, 1492, Dia de la Raza, (Day of Race) in Mexico celebrates the contributions of the Spanish and indigenous people to Mexi...

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Discovery Day (BS)(1492): October 12

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Friendship Day (PR/VI)(1492): October 12

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Heroes Day, Ntl., (JM): October 18

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Honoring Jamaica's first prime minister and a leader in its fight for independence in the early 20th century, Alexander Bustmante. National Heroes Day is an official national holiday. It occurs annually o...

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Hurricane Thanksgiving Day (VI/VG): Octobe...

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Celebrated in the British and US Virgin Islands, Hurricane Thanksgiving Day celebrates surviving the peak of Hurricane season in the Caribbean. Legal holiday. Technically, the hurricane season runs for f...

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Heritage Week, Ntl., (JM): October 18-24

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Honoring Jamaica's heroes, one per day beginning with the first prime minister and a leader in its fight for independence in the early 20th century, Alexander Bustmante. National Heroes Day (Monday) is an...

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Revolution Day, (GT)(1944): October 20

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