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Central America & The Caribbean
Highlighting events in or celebrating Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean nations.
The Mexico and Central America category covers events about the culture, or taking place in the nations of the Caribbean (formerly West Indies), Central America, or Mexico.
Mexico & Central America Events
Exploding Hammer Festival (MX-GT): March 3
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The Exploding Hammer Festival, also known as the Festival of San Juan de la Vega, is a tradition in San Juan de la Vega, Guanajuato, Mexico. It is part of the carnival season leading up to the 40-day fast...
January
Flag Day (AW)(1976/1986): March 18
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<h1>FLAG AND ANTHEM DAY IN ARUBA</h1>On March 18, 1976, the island nation of Aruba adopted its current flag and national anthem, "Aruba Dushi Tera." On March 18, 1986, the Netherlands officially recognize...
January
Shouter Baptist Liberation Day (TT)(1951):...
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In 1917 the nation of Trinidad and Tobago passed a law prohibiting the activities of the Shouter Baptist Faith. On March 30, 1951, the law preventing religious freedom was repealed. Shouter Liberation Day...
January
Chocolate Festival, Grenada (GD): May 14-1...
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The Grenada Chocolate Festival began in 2013 on the island of Grenada in the Caribbean. Activities include “Dance the Cocoa,” (moving your feet) over the cocoa beans in large bowl-shaped containers to s...
January
Cinco de Mayo (MX) (1862): May 5
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A lot of Americans think Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day. It's not. Cinco de Mayo, Spanish for "May Fifth," marks the anniversary of the Mexican army's entrenchment and ultimate victory in Pu...
January
Day of the Holy Cross (MX): May 3
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The construction unions in Mexico chose to defy Pope John XXIII's cancellation of this feast day in the Catholic calendar in 1960. Until then, it was a day when people decorated the crosses of the dead an...
January
Labor Day/Worker's Day International (CN):...
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International Labor Day recalls the Haymarket Martyrs in Chicago in 1886. It was 1886 when the workers at the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company in Chicago went on strike. The farm equipment manufactur...
January
Mother's Day (HT): May 25
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Mother's Day traditionally falls in May because it is the ceremonial birth month of Mary, Mother of Jesus. Though most nations celebrate it on the second Sunday of May, Haiti chooses the last Sunday as it...
January
Occupational Safety and Health Week, (US/C...
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North America Occupational Safety & Health Week is the first whole week of May. Organized by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE), the Inte...
January
Army Day, (HT)(1803): November 18
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Army Day in Haiti marks the anniversary of November 18, 1803, when the Haitians defeated the French at the Battle of Vertieres. Army Day is a national holiday.
January
David Hamilton Jackson Memorial Day, (VI)(...
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David Hamilton Jackson, or D. Hamilton Jackson, was a civil rights advocate and educator in the Danish West Indies. Of African descent, he fought tirelessly for the right to free speech. On September 1, 1...
January
Day of the First Shout, (SV)(1811): Novemb...
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Day of the First Shout in El Salvador marks the anniversary of November 5, 1811, when rebels fought the first battle for independence in Central America. Day of the First Shout is a national holiday.
January
Daylight Savings Ends, (US/CA/CU/BS): Nove...
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Daylight Savings Day for the United States, Bahamas, Canada, Cuba, Saint Pierre & Miquelon falls 2nd Sunday March (Spring Forward); 1st Sunday of November (Fall Back). On this day we move the clock one h...
January
Dia de los Muertos: November 1-2
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Day of the Dead, Día de los Muertos, is a Latino celebration highlighting the closeness of family and friends. The holiday celebrates a willingness to pray, remember dead loved ones, and support their spi...
January
Discovery Day, (PR)(1493): November 19
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Discovery Day in Puerto Rico marks the anniversary of November 19, 1493, the official day Columbus discovered the island. Discovery Day is a national holiday.
January
Flag Day, (PA): November 4
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Part of Fiestas Patrias, Flag Day in Panama is celebrated the day following Independence Day each year. It honors the creation of the Panamanian national flag in 1925, and Flag Day is a public holiday.
January
Garifuna Day (BZ)(1823): November 19
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Garifuna Day in Belize marks the anniversary of November 19, 1823, when Caribbean Africans arrived in Belize. The Garifuna established their own colony and are famous for their music. Garifuna Day is a na...
January
Independence Day, (AG)(1981): November 1
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Independence Day in Antigua and Barbuda marks the anniversary of November 1, 1981, when the islands achieved their independence from Britain. Independence Day is a national holiday.
January
Independence Day, (BB)(1966): November 30
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Independence Day in Barbados marks the anniversary of November 30, 1966, when the nation gained independence from England. Independence Day is a national holiday.
January
Independence Day, (PA)(1821): November 28
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Independence Day in Panama marks the anniversary of November 28, 1821, when the nation gained independence from Spain. Independence Day is a national holiday.
January
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