Holidays
Holidays in New York City carry the weight of centuries, arriving from every corner of the Latin world’s mother cultures. Here, Catholic feast days blend with Indigenous ceremony, African diasporic devotion, and celebrations that predate all of them, tracking the sun and seasons themselves. This category gathers the sacred and the seasonal side by side, covering the religious observances and nature-marked occasions that bring NYC’s Latin, African, Indigenous, European, and global roots communities together throughout the year.
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The Immaculate Conception Acknowledges the Divinity of Women
DECEMBER 8, 1854 🇮🇹
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Panama Separation Day Celebrates the Founding of the Republic of Panama
LITTLE PANAMA in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Friday, November 3, 2023 🇵🇦
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Catrina La Calavera Garbancera is the Modern Mictēcacihuātl
DAY OF THE DEAD, DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS Thursday, November 2, 2023 🇲🇽
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Mictēcacihuātl is the Mesoamerican Goddess of the Underworld, Which is a Paradise
DAY OF THE DEAD Thursday, November 2, 2023 🇲🇽
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Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival is an East Asian Harvest Tradition
This East Asian tradition is Friday, September 29, 2023 🇨🇳 🇹🇼 🇰🇷 🇯🇵 🇵🇭 🇸🇬 🇹🇭 🇻🇳
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Evita Eva Perón, “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”
The actress and radio personality rose from poverty to become a beloved first lady of Argentina. Los Toldos, Argentina May 7, 1919 🇦🇷
