Category Archives: Holidays in Mexico

Birthday, Natalicio, de José Maria Morelos y Pavón

September 30 – Birthday, Natalicio de José Maria Morelos y Pavón
Jose Maria Morelos (1765-1815) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811.

Retrato de José María Morelos y Pavón / Date: 7 September 2006. Author: Anónimo, del siglo XIX This image is in the public domain.

Retrato de José María Morelos y Pavón / Date: 7 September 2006. Author: Anónimo, del siglo XIX | This image is in the public domain.

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Image of Jose Maria Morelos on a 20 Pesos 1977 Banknote from Mexico.
Photo © Can Stock Photo Inc. |  www.canstockphoto.com | GeorgiosArt

Description: Español: Imagen extraida del libro de Vicente Riva Palacio, Julio Zárate (1880) "México a través de los siglos" Tomo III: "La guerra de independencia" (1808 - 1821) | Date: 1880 | Source: Vicente Riva Palacio, Julio Zárate (1880) "México a través de los siglos" Tomo III: "La guerra de independencia" (1808 - 1821) | Author: Unknown | This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired.

Description: Español: Imagen extraida del libro de Vicente Riva Palacio, Julio Zárate (1880) “México a través de los siglos” Tomo III: “La guerra de independencia” (1808 – 1821) | Date: 1880 | Source: Vicente Riva Palacio, Julio Zárate (1880) “México a través de los siglos” Tomo III: “La guerra de independencia” (1808 – 1821) | Author: Unknown | This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired.

Jose Maria Morelos, 50 pesos Mexican banknote, 2012 Photo: Joseph A. Tyson

Jose Maria Morelos, 50 pesos Mexican banknote, 2012, Photo: Joseph A. Tyson

New Year’s Day – Año Nuevo – Cabo San Lucas

January 1st – New Year’s Day – Año Nuevo – First day of the year.

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Fireworks are lit and champagne glasses are toasted at the stroke of midnight between New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. “Feliz Año Nuevo!” is often the first expression that is shared among friends and family on January 1 – it simply means “Happy New Year”.

Meals of celebration that are eaten on New Year’s Eve and reheated on New Year’s Day include: bacalao (dried, salted codfish); buñuelos (fried dough ball dessert); and ponche (fruit punch). It is common for family and friends to get together later during the day to eat the leftovers (recalentado).

New Year’s Day is a statutory holiday: Most workers, public and private, are entitled to take the day off with regular pay.

Fireworks over Médano Beach and Cabo San Lucas Lucas harbor, New Year’s morning 2014.

Fireworks over Médano Beach and Cabo San Lucas Lucas harbor, New Year’s morning 2014.

fireworks-medano-beach-cabo-068Fireworks over Medano Beach and Cabo San Lucas harbor, January 01, 2011
Photos © Copyright Joseph A. Tyson

Christmas (Navidad) in Cabo San Lucas and Los Cabos

Christmas (Navidad) in Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, Los Cabos, BCS, México. The celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Christmas Tree at Puerto Paraiso Plaza Cabo

Christmas Tree at Puerto Paraiso Plaza on the Cabo San Lucas marina. Photo: Joseph A. Tyson

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Plaza Mijares, the main plaza in downtown San Jose del Cabo, decorated for Christmas.

More photos from Christmas in San Jose del Cabo, Los Cabos.
www.loscabosguide.com/blog/2013/12/christmas-in-san-jose-del-cabo-los-cabos/

Nacimiento or Nativity Scene at the Santuario de Guadalupe, Catholic Church in Cabo San Lucas. Photo: Tyson

Nacimiento or Nativity Scene at the Santuario de Guadalupe, Catholic Church in Cabo San Lucas. The cradle remains empty until the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day. Photo: Joseph A. Tyson

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Christmas Tree at Plaza Amelia Wilkes, Cabo San Lucas. Photo: Joseph A. Tyson

A Christmas Posada procession taking place near the Santuario de Guadalupe Catholic Church.

A Christmas Posada procession taking place near the Santuario de Guadalupe Catholic Church. Photo: Joseph A. Tyson

More information here:
About Posadas www.eventsloscabos.com/2013/12/las-posadas-december-16-to-24/
About Santuario de Guadalupe, Catholic Church in Cabo San Lucas.
About Puerto Paraiso Shopping Mall, Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos

Nochebuena, Christmas Eve, December 24

December 24 – Nochebuena – Christmas Eve. 
The celebration of  the eve of the nativity of Jesus, as both a secular and religious winter holiday.

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Buñuelos, a crispy fried rosette cookie.
Photo: chepe | bigstockphoto.com

The traditional treats for this holiday are buñuelos (crispy fried rosette cookies), a Mexican favorite at Christmas), tamales and  champurrado. Champurrado is basically chocolate-flavored atole, and it is almost as fun to say as it is to drink, particularly if you are adept at rolling your r’s.  Both champurrado and Mexican hot chocolate pair well with churros, delicious fried pastries with a name that also rolls trippingly off the tongue. 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 poinsettia or noche buena flowerbefore Nochebuena, usually accompanied by a piñata party for children and dance music for adults. Poinsettias, or Christmas Eve flowers (Noche Buena), are displayed in many homes.

See more Holiday Spirits: Traditional Mexican Drinks to Enjoy During the Christmas Season  and Celebrating the Christmas Season in Los Cabos  at LosCabosGuide.com