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Embassy holidays

Ivoirian - American Holidays 2009

The federal government proclaims ten holidays per year. They are as follows :

• Christmas Day : December 25th
• Columbus Day : 2nd Monday in October
• Independence Day : July 3th
• Labor Day : 1st Monday in September
• Martin Luther King's Birthday : 3rd Monday in January
• Memorial Day : Last Monday in May
• New Year's Day : January 1st
• Thanksgiving : 26 Thursday in November
• Veterans' Day : November 11th
• Washington's Birthday (President's Day) : 3rd Monday in February

In 1971, the dates of many federal holidays were officially moved to the nearest Monday by then-President Richard Nixon.
There are four holidays, which are not necessarily celebrated on Mondays: Thanksgiving, New Year's Day, Independence Day, Christmas.
When New Year's Day, Independence Day, or Christmas falls on a Sunday, the next day is also a holiday.When one of these holidays falls on a Saturday, the previous day is also a holiday.
Federal government offices, including the post office, are always closed on all federal legal holidays.
Schools and businesses close on major holidays like Independence Day and Christmas but may not always be closed, for example, on George Washington's birthday or Veterans' Day.

The following is the official schedule of American and Ivoirian holidays to be observed

 

2008	Day	Holiday	Ivorian/U.S.
Jan. 1	Tuesday	New Year's Day (Observed)	American/Ivorian
Jan. 19	Monday	Martin Luther King's Birthday	American
Feb. 16	Monday	President's Day	American
March	TBA	Mawloud*	Ivorian
April 13	Monday	Easter Monday	Ivorian
May 1	Friday	Labor Day, C.I.	Ivorian
May 21	Thursday	Ascension Day	Ivorian
May 25	Monday	Memorial Day	American
June 1	Monday	Pentecost Day	Ivorian
July 3	Friday	Independence Day, U.S**.	American
Aug. 7	Friday	Independence Day, C.I.	Ivorian
Sept. 7	Monday	Labor Day, U.S.	American
September	TBA	Night of Destiny*	Ivorian
September	TBA	End of Ramadan*	Ivorian
Oct. 12	Monday	Columbus Day	American
Nov. 11	Wednesday	Veterans' Day	American
Nov. 26	Thursday	Thanksgiving	American
Nov.	TBA	Tabaski*	Ivorian
Dec. 25	Friday	Christmas Day	American/Ivorian

Note : TBA = Date to be announced (depending on the appearance of the moon)
A= American holiday; L= Local holiday
*= Exact date to be determined based on lunar sighting
**= Friday July 3, 2009 will be observed as US Independance Day holiday