Men’s Day in Mexico Credit: Ministry of the Interior
Men’s Day is one of the least celebrated commemorations in Mexico, so lately it is sought to make it more relevant among Mexicans, since there is a lag in the knowledge of the existence of this day, compared to other celebrations. that are contemplated in the country.
Lately, confrontations on gender issues have been more common than before, so in this case, several men have tried to make visible the day that commemorates this identity compared to that of women, who in recent years have formed a social movement .
Men’s Day is not celebrated in Mexico credit iStock
This March 19, the celebration of Men’s Day is commemorated in Mexico and in some Latin American countries, in other places it is held in the month of November, in which we seek to influence new generations with positive models of men in the sectors. of society, politics and development, so its connotation is to continue working in the social sphere.
The commemoration of men has its origin from a completely different point than Women’s Day, so until now there is no social reason that prevents people from being able to congratulate men on their commemoration, so the phenomenon It does not prevent its celebration as is done in the case of women.
The origin of Men’s Day does not come from a social struggle like that of women, since theirs arises from the recognition of masculinity in the environment of the development of different perspectives, while that of women is born as a struggle after the tragedy of the death of 140 women in a factory in New York; Feminism has fought in different aspects to obtain gender equality and achieve rights.
In Colombia, the celebrations of Men’s Day coincide with those of Saint Joseph’s Day for the Catholic Church – credit iStock
The reason for congratulating a man on his day is not conditioned by any phenomenon or social struggle, so this is not prohibited even though the ideologies that predominate in Mexico can cause it not to occur, since affection between men still It is perceived as something negative among Mexicans.
Some government institutions carry out an event within their agenda in which they recognize the work of man in different areas, mainly the labor and agricultural sector, which leads to the celebration being reduced to only being carried out on social networks, which is adds to the little importance given to this day.
Although people can gift an object to a man, this act is seen as very common on Father’s Day, so some people believe that this act may be unnecessary for the issue of giving a gift to a man. Although there is more than one commemoration a year dedicated to men, they choose not to hold a celebration for the same.
Men’s Day is not shown as a social phenomenon like Women’s Day (Mexico). EFE/ David Martínez Pelcastre
On social networks they showed the intention of men to carry out a march like on Women’s Day, but it only remains an idea since so far no one has been visualized on the occasion of Men’s Day. In addition, some decided to share memes on platforms such as X (formerly Twitter), Facebook or Tiktok.
Men’s Day is perceived as just another day, which is used by people to commemorate their contributions to society, which differentiates it from several issues to being a social movement like Women’s Day.