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.