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These are the holidays and vacations in Mexico for the year 2022

The 2022 calendar is already in place. Know the holidays and vacation periods of the coming year to plan your commitments. These are the holidays and long weekends that you will have in 2022, go plan your vacation.

Mexicanist

Dec 28, 2021 — 1 min read

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Saying goodbye to 2021 and closing a decade, what better opportunity to start ready to live new trips and experiences in 2022? It is for this reason that we bring you the calendar with the holidays and bridges in 2022 in Mexico so that you can start planning your next vacation. Below are the exact dates according to the calendar of the Secretary of Public Education (SEP); the holidays and vacation periods for both students and workers.

Vacations and long weekends in Mexico 2022

The first holiday period in Mexico in 2022 started from Monday, December 20, 2021, to Sunday, January 2, 2022.

Another vacation period is the Easter vacation, these will start from Monday, April 11 to Sunday, April 24, 2022.

Summer vacations will begin on Friday, July 29, 2022, and at the moment SEP does not define when they will end.

Holidays in 2022

Saturday, January 1 for New Year's Day
Monday, February 7 for Constitution Day
Monday, March 21 for the birthday of Benito Juárez
Thursday, April 14, and Friday, April 15 for Holy Week
Sunday, May 1 for Labor Day
Friday, September 16 for Mexican Independence Day
Wednesday, November 2 for the Day of the Dead
Monday, November 21 for Mexican Revolution Day
Monday, December 12 for Bank Employees Day
Sunday, December 25 for Christmas

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