Birthday of Benito Juarez
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Monday march 18, 2024
Secular holiday : Benito Pablo Juarez Garcia (1806 - 1872) was an indigenous Zapotec Indian who served two terms (1861-1863 and 1867-1872) as President of Mexico. For his resistance to the French occupation and his efforts to modernize the country, Juarez is regarded as Mexico's greatest and most beloved leader. Wikipedia
Labor Day/May Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Independence Day
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Monday september 16, 2024
Secular holiday : Commemorates the start of the Independence War by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]