The third Monday of November is set on Mexico’s holiday calendar as the official day off to commemorate the 1910 outbreak of the Mexican Revolution.

This means all government agencies, consulates, banks and many businesses will close on Monday, November 21. The actual day of the commemoration is November 20, when for the first time in three years parades will be held in towns and cities across Jalisco and the rest of Mexico. For Lake Chapala commemorations, see page 8.