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Father’s Day, Día del Padre

Third Sunday of June  –   Father’s Day  – Día del Padre
Fathers are honored during this June holiday, which is not a state holiday.

Happy Father's Day | epantha, Stock Photo

Happy Father’s Day  – Photo: BigStockPhoto.com / epantha

Girl kissing her father. BigStockPhoto.com / andres

Girl kissing her father.  BigStockPhoto.com / andres

Father’s Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of June, but it is also celebrated widely on other days. Father’s Day was created to complement Mother’s Day, a celebration that honors mothers and motherhood.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father%27s_Day

Día de la Marina, Mexican Navy Day

June 1st – Día de la Marina – Mexican Navy Day
Armada-de-MéxicoThis day is celebrated in all coastal towns, with naval parades and fireworks.  Mexican Navy Day is an official Mexican holiday. The date that Navy Day is celebrated was determined by the fact that on 01 June 1917, for the first time a Mexican merchant vessel, the steamer “Tabasco”,  left the port of Veracruz. The entire crew was composed exclusively of native born Mexicans and captained by Captain Don Rafael H. Izaguirre Castanyares. The correct name of the Mexican Navy is Armada de México.

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México.- Las secretarías de la Defensa Nacional (Sedena) y Marina-Armada de México (Semar) reafirmaron su compromiso de impulsar la coordinación y cooperación entre las instituciones del Gobierno de la República, para lograr un México en paz y beneficiar a todos los mexicanos.

 

Civic Holiday:
These holidays are observed nationwide, but employees are not entitled to a day off with pay.

Students’ Day, Día del Estudiante

May 23 – Students’ Day – Día del Estudiante

In Mexico Día del Estudiante has particularly important roots for education and freedom from political interference especially at the college and university level.

Students study group with teacher. Photo: monkeybusinessimages.

Students’ study group with teacher. Photo: BigStockPhoto.com / monkeybusinessimages.

In 1929 students of the now National Autonomous University of Mexico, went on strike for University Autonomy. They were forced to do this because the politicians at the federal level were using education as a political football for their own gains at the polls. There was a federal election that year and the university and education were being used to further the election of various candidates and political perspectives. The federal government had direct control over the university’s policies and curriculum.

In July 1929 President Emilio Portes Gil recognized the autonomy of education and declared May 23 National Student Day and Plaza de Santo Domingo in Mexico City was called Plaza 23 de Mayo or Plaza of the Student. The university rector, not the Secretary of Education, became the final authority for the university.
https://www.ontheroadin.com/Calendar/Dia%20del%20Estudiante.htm