National Holidays January 1: A�o Nuevo (New Year's Day), is an official Mexican holiday. January 6: D�a de Los Santos Reyes is the day when Mexicans exchange Christmas presents in accordance with the arrival of the three gift-bearing wisemen to Jesus Christ. This day culminates the Christmastime festivities. January 17: Feast Day of de San Antonio de Abad is a religious holiday during which the Catholic Church allows animals to enter the church for blessing. February 2: D�a de la Candelaria or Candlemas, is a religious holiday that is celebrated with processions, dancing, bullfights in certain cities, and the blessing of the seeds and candles. The festivities are best seen in: San Juan de los Lagos, Jalapa; Talpa de Allende, Jalisco; and Santa Maria del Tuxla, Oaxaca. February 5: D�a de la Constituci�n, an official holiday that commemorates Mexico's Constitution. Observed Monday, February 7, 2011. February 24: Flag Day, This Mexican national holiday honors the Mexican flag. Observed February 24, 2011.

Local Festivals & Events Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala Dec. 30 to Jan. 6. - The Walking Cane Fair. Called the Feria del Bast�n, this fair has a market that showcases and has for sale the colorful walking canes that are made in nearby Tizatl�n. San Juan Chamula, Chiapas Jan. 1 - This New Year's celebration also includes the change in tribal governors and Chamula Indian traditional dances. Tizim�n, Yucatan Jan. 2 to 6 - The Fair of the Three Kings, celebrating the three wise men who brought gifts to Christ's birth. This event also includes a cattle fair and Jaranas, a dance of the Yucatan. Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas Jan. 15 to 23 - The Fiesta of Saint Sebastian the Martyr, which displays regional costumes, also a reenactment of a naval battle on the river. San Blas, Nayarit Feb. 1 to 3. - The Blessing of the Sea Festival, includes regional dancing and horse racing events.