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Embassy holidays

Ivoirian - American Holidays 2008

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 4th
• 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 : 4th Thursday in November
• Veterans' Day : November 12th
• 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	American/Ivorian
Jan. 21	Monday	Martin Luther King's Birthday	American
Feb. 18	Monday	President's Day	American
March	TBA	Mawloud	Ivorian
March 24	Monday	Easter Monday	Ivorian
May 1	Thursday	Labor Day / Ascension Day	Ivorian
May 12	Monday	Pentecost Day	Ivorian
May 26	Monday	Memorial Day	American
July 4	Friday	Independence Day, U.S.	American
Aug. 7	Thursday	Independence Day, C.I.	Ivorian
Aug. 15	Friday	Assumption	Ivorian
Sept. 1	Monday	Labor Day, U.S.	American
October	TBA	Night of Destiny	Ivorian
October	TBA	End of Ramadan	Ivorian
Oct. 13	Monday	Columbus Day	American
Nov. 11	Tuesday	Veterans' Day	American
Nov. 27	Thursday	Thanksgiving	American
Dec.	TBA	Tabaski	Ivorian
Dec. 25	Thursday	Christmas Day	American/Ivorian

Note : TBA = Date to be announced (depending on the appearance of the moon)