Día de la Santa Cruz

On May 3, the Día de la Santa Cruz is commemorated, a festivity that combines the Christian religious tradition of the discovery of Jesus' cross by Santa Elena with agricultural and labor rituals of pre-Hispanic and modern origin. In Mexico, this date is also known as the Día del Albañil, celebrating construction workers with masses, meals, and placing decorated crosses on worksites to ask for protection against accidents.

In Mexico, the Día de la Santa Cruz is associated with construction workers, especially thealbañiles. It is common for them to install crosses adorned with flowers and ribbons in their workplaces, such as construction sites, to pay homage and ask for divine protection.