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Holidays

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR 2008

DayDateHolidayCountry
TueJanuary 1New Year's DayUSA/TZ
SatJanuary 12Zanzibar Revolutionary DayTZ
MonJanuary 21Martin Luther King's BirthdayUSA
MonFebruary 18President's DayUSA
Fri/SatMarch 21/22*Maulid DayTZ
FriMarch 21Good FridayTZ
MonMarch 24Easter MondayTZ
MonApril 7Karume DayTZ
SatApril 26Union DayTZ
ThuMay 1Worker's DayTZ
MonMay 26Memorial DayUSA
FriJuly 4American Independence DayUSA
FriAugust 8Peasant's DayTZ
MonSeptember 1Labor DayUSA
Fri/SatOctober 3/4*Eid-El-FitrTZ
MonOctober 13Columbus DayUSA
TueOctober 14Mwalimu Nyerere DayTZ
TueNovember 11Veteran's DayUSA
ThuNovember 27ThanksgivingUSA
TueDecember 9Independence DayTZ
Wed/ThuDec. 10/11*Eid-El-HajjTZ
ThuDecember 25Christmas DayUSA/TZ
*The holiday(s) marked with an asterisk (*) are based on the lunar calender and are estimates only.

NOTE:
If Maulid Day falls on Saturday March 22; then SABA SABA DAY on July 7 will be observed as a Holiday by the U.S. Mission.
If Eid-El-Fitr falls on Saturday October 4; then Boxing Day on December 26 will be observed as a Holiday by the U.S. Mission.