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Holiday Schedule 2008

The Embassy will observe the following holiday schedule in 2008.  The Mission will be closed for normal business on the following dates.

Date

Day

Holiday

Country

Jan 01

Monday

New Year's Day

Joint

Jan 21

Monday

Martin Luther King's Birthday

American

Feb 18

Monday

President's Day

American

Mar 20

Thursday

You-Man-Nabi*

Guyanese

Mar 21

Friday

Good Friday

Guyanese

Mar 24

Monday

Easter Monday

Guyanese

May 01

Thursday

Labour Day

Guyanese

May 05

Monday

Arrival Day

Guyanese

May 26

Monday

Memorial Day

American

July 04

Friday

Independence Day

American

July 07

Monday

Caricom Day

Guyanese

Aug 01

Friday

Freedom Day

Guyanese

Sep 01

Monday

Labor Day

American

Oct 13

Monday

Columbus Day

American

Oct 28

Tuesday

Deepavali Day

Guyanese

Nov 11

Tuesday

Veterans Day

American

Nov 27

Thursday

Thanksgiving Day

American

Dec 08

Monday

Eid-Ul-Adha*

Guyanese

Dec 25

Thursday

Christmas Day

Joint

Dec 26

Friday

Boxing Day

Guyanese

Per 2 FAM 115.2, the U.S. Embassy endeavors to restrict the number of local holidays observed to the number of U.S. holidays. Thus in 2008 local holidays occurring on weekends (Republic Day - Saturday, February 23 and Phagwah -Saturday, March 22) will not be designated Embassy holidays.

*Muslim holidays are determined by the Lunar calendar. Exact dates will be decided on and announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with the relevant religious authorities.