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Latin America

Catholic Spanish heritage braided with Indigenous American traditions — Día de los Muertos, the Posadas, Carnival, Quinceañera and the saint's days that anchor every village calendar.

6 cultural holidays 20 countries

About this region

Catholic Spanish heritage braided with Indigenous American traditions — Día de los Muertos, the Posadas, Carnival, Quinceañera and the saint's days that anchor every village calendar.

Each holiday below opens onto a detail page covering its origin and meaning, traditional greetings in the original language with English translation, design tips for printable cards, a starting palette, and five ready-to-use verses. Slugs that match an entry in the wider 1,920-occasion CardVerse directory cross-link both ways.

Cultural holidays in Latin America

Five days before Ash Wednesday (February–March)

Carnival

The pre-Lenten festival of feasting and masquerade — most spectacularly observed in Rio de Janeiro, with cousi

 1–2 November (preceded by 31 October vigil)

Día de los Muertos

Mexico's joyful, riotously coloured remembrance of the dead — UNESCO Intangible Heritage, observed across two

June (especially around 24 June, feast of St John)

Festa Junina

Brazil's beloved month-long rural festival — bonfires, square dances, corn dishes, and the feast of three June

 16–24 December (nine consecutive nights)

Las Posadas

A nine-night Advent procession re-enacting Mary and Joseph's search for shelter in Bethlehem, ending each nigh

 On a girl's 15th birthday

Quinceañera

The Latin American coming-of-age celebration marking a girl's transition into womanhood at fifteen, traced to

6 January

Three Kings Day

The Christian feast of the Magi visiting the Christ child — the day Latin American children traditionally rece

Countries in this region

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