by Guadalupe Pérez | Nov 19, 2025 | Blog, Culture and Holidays
Thanksgiving in Spanish is el Día de Acción de Gracias, often shortened to Acción de Gracias. To say Happy Thanksgiving, say ¡Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias! Mexico does not celebrate it as a national holiday, but many families in northern Mexico do a turkey dinner,...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Oct 29, 2025 | Blog, Culture and Holidays
Día de Muertos is Mexico’s holiday for honoring and remembering loved ones who have died. The best-known date is November 2, but the observance starts days earlier. From October 27 to November 2, each day is set aside for a different group of the dead. Most of...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Sep 15, 2025 | Blog, Culture and Holidays
Mexican Independence Day is September 16, el Día de la Independencia. It celebrates the start of Mexico’s war for independence from Spain in 1810, not the victory in 1821. The party begins the night of September 15 with el Grito, when the president rings a bell...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Dec 24, 2024 | Blog, Culture and Holidays
The Spanish word for “holiday” depends on what you mean. A holiday or day off is un día festivo (in Mexico also día feriado). “The holidays” in December are las fiestas, and a vacation is las vacaciones. To wish someone happy holidays, say...
by Diana Luciana | Jun 28, 2023 | Blog, Culture and Holidays
One week in Cancun can cover the Tulum ruins, a swim in a cenote, a day in the jungle and plenty of beach time and tacos. That is how our January 2023 immersion trip spent its week, practicing Spanish along the way. Back in January 2023, I led the first adventure...
by Diana Luciana | Apr 6, 2023 | Blog, Culture and Holidays
Easter in Spanish is la Pascua, and Holy Week is la Semana Santa, the week before Easter Sunday. To wish someone a happy Easter, say ¡Feliz Pascua! or ¡Felices Pascuas! In Mexico, Semana Santa is a major holiday week, with processions, family trips and many people off...
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