Flag Day of Mexico

Dia de la BanderaFlag Day (Dia de la Bandera) is celebrated annually in Mexico on February 24 and is one of the main national holidays. This commemorative day was established in 1937 by the President of Mexico, General Lazaro Cardenas.

The colors of the Mexican flag are green, white and red. Green symbolizes hope and victory, white symbolizes the purity of ideals, and red symbolizes the shed blood of national heroes.