Holiday Schedule 2009
The Embassy will observe the following holiday schedule in 2009. The Mission will be closed for normal business on the following dates.
Date |
Day |
Holiday |
Country |
|
Jan 01 |
Thursday |
New Year's Day |
Joint |
|
Jan 19 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King's Birthday |
American |
|
Feb 16 |
Monday |
Presidents' Day |
American |
|
Mar 10 |
Tuesday |
You-Man-Nabi* |
Guyanese |
|
Mar 11 |
Wednesday |
Phagwah |
Guyanese |
|
Apr 10 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
Guyanese |
|
Apr 13 |
Monday |
Easter Monday |
Guyanese |
|
May 01 |
Friday |
Labour Day |
Guyanese |
|
May 05 |
Tuesday |
Arrival Day |
Guyanese |
|
May 25 |
Monday |
Memorial Day |
American |
|
May 26 |
Tuesday |
Independence Day |
Guyanese |
|
July 03 |
Friday |
Independence Day |
American |
|
July 06 |
Monday |
Caricom Day |
Guyanese |
|
Sep 07 |
Monday |
Labor Day |
American |
|
Oct 12 |
Monday |
Columbus Day |
American |
|
Nov 11 |
Wednesday |
Veterans Day |
American |
|
Nov 26 |
Thursday |
Thanksgiving Day |
American |
|
Dec 25 |
Thursday |
Christmas Day |
Joint |
*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.