Holidays
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2012 Mission Holiday Schedule |
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HOLIDAY |
DAY OF WEEK |
DATE |
COUNTRY |
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NEW YEAR’S DAY |
SUNDAY |
January 01 |
B |
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NEW YEAR’S DAY |
MONDAY |
January 02 |
A |
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TRAD. RELIGIOUS DAY* |
TUESDAY |
January 10 |
B |
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BIRTHDAY OF M. L. KING |
MONDAY |
January 16 |
A |
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MAOULOUD |
TBA |
TBA |
B |
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WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY |
MONDAY |
February 20 |
A |
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EASTER MONDAY |
MONDAY |
April 09 |
B |
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BENIN LABOR DAY |
TUESDAY |
May 01 |
B |
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ASCENSION DAY |
THURSDAY |
May 17 |
B |
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WHIT MONDAY |
MONDAY |
May 28 |
B |
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MEMORIAL DAY |
MONDAY |
May 28 |
A |
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U.S. INDEPENDENCE DAY |
WEDNESDAY |
July 04 |
A |
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FIRST DAY OF RAMADAN |
TBA |
TBA |
B |
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BENIN INDEPENCE DAY |
WEDNESDAY |
August 01 |
B |
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ASSUMPTION DAY |
WEDNESDAY |
August 15 |
B |
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U.S. LABOR DAY |
MONDAY |
September 03 |
A |
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COLUMBUS DAY |
MONDAY |
October 08 |
A |
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TABASKI |
TBA |
TBA |
B |
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ALL SAINTS DAY |
THURSDAY |
November 01 |
B |
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VETERANS DAY |
MONDAY |
November 12 |
A |
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THANKSGIVING DAY |
THURSDAY |
November 22 |
A |
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CHRISTMAS |
TUESDAY |
December 25 |
A/B |
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Key: A = American holiday B = Beninese holiday TBA = To be announced depending on local Muslim interpretation of the lunar Islamic Calendar * = Traditional religious holiday |
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