Day of the Holy Cross (Bricklayers' Day)
3 May 2026 — May every home be built with kindness and peace!
On 3 May, Mexico marks the Day of the Holy Cross (Día de la Santa Cruz), also known as the Builders’ Day. The Christian tradition honours the cross, and in Mexico the custom has become closely tied to construction work. Workers place a wooden or metal cross at the highest point of a building under construction and decorate it with flowers and coloured paper ribbons. A prayer or blessing of the site often follows, together with a shared meal, music and treats for everyone who worked on the building. In this way people give thanks for protection during their labour and hope that the work will be completed safely. The day has a fixed date in the Gregorian calendar and does not follow the phases of the Moon. In early May much of Mexico is still in its dry season, before the summer rains arrive. Our cross of shining dots is a symbol of this custom and carries a wish for safety and friendship.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver star figure made of luminous dots and fine lines, like a constellation drifting across the night sky: a simple cross adorned with tiny flower shapes and trailing ribbons of light, glowing softly as it moves
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