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Holiday Schedule 2008
Listed below are the days designated as official American and Sudanese holidays, which will be observed by the U.S. Mission in Sudan during the 2008 calendar year.
** Subject to dates of the Islamic calendar.
Date(s) | Holiday Observed | Nationality | Days Off |
January 1 | New Year’s Day | American/Sudanese | 1 |
Jan. 9 | CPA Anniversary | Sudanese | 1 |
January 10 | New Hijri Year (1429) | Sudanese ** | 1 |
January 20 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | American | 1 |
February 17 | President's Day | American | 1 |
March 20 | Eid Al Mulid (Prophet Day) | Sudanese ** | 1 |
April 27 | Easter (Coptic) | Sudanese | 1 |
April 28 | Sham El Naseem | Sudanese | 1 |
May 25 | Memorial Day | American | 1 |
July 4 | Independence Day | American | 1 |
August 31 | Labor Day | American | 1 |
Oct. 1, 2 | Eid Al Fitr | Sudanese ** | 2 |
Oct. 12 | Columbus Day | American | 1 |
Nov. 11 | Veteran's Day | American | 1 |
Nov. 27 | Thanksgiving | American | 1 |
Dec. 7, 8 | Eid Al Adha | Sudanese ** | 2 |
Dec. 25 | Christmas | American/Sudanese | 1 |