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U.S. Embassy 2008 Holiday Schedule

HOLIDAY

DAY OF WEEK

DATE

COUNTRY

New Year's DayTuesdayJanuary 1US/Benin
Tradit. Religions DayThursdayJanuary 10Benin
M.L. King's DayMondayJanuary 21U.S.
President's DayMondayFebruary 18U.S.
MaouloudTBAMarch TBABenin
Easter MondayMondayMarch 24Benin
Labor DayThursdayMay 1Benin
Ascension Day ThursdayMay 1Benin
Whit MondayMondayMay 12Benin
Memorial DayMondayMay 26U.S.
US Independence DayFridayJuly 4U.S.
Benin Independence DayFridayAugust 1Benin
Assumption DayFridayAugust 15Benin
U.S. Labor DayMondaySeptember 01U.S.
RamadanTBAOctober TBABenin
Columbus DayMondayOctober 13U.S.
All Saints' DaySaturdayNovember 1Benin
Veterans' DayMondayNovember 11U.S.
Thanksgving DayThursdayNovember 27U.S.
TabaskiTBADecember TBABenin
Christmas DayTuesdayDecember 25U.S. /Benin

TBA: Muslim holidays to be announced depending on the appearence of the moon

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