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Holidays

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR 2009

Day Date Holiday Country
Thu January 1 New Year's Day USA/TZ
Mon January 12 Zanzibar Revolutionary Day TZ
Mon January 19 Martin Luther King's Birthday USA
Mon February 16 President's Day USA
Tue March 10* Maulid Day TZ
Tue April 7 Karume Day TZ
Fri April 10 Good Friday TZ
Mon April 13 Easter Monday TZ
Fri May 1 Worker's Day TZ
Mon May 25 Memorial Day USA
Fri July 3 Independence Day (Observed) USA
Tue July 7 Saba Saba Day TZ
Mon September 7 Labor Day USA
Mon/Tue Sept 21/22* Idd-El-Fitr TZ
Mon October 12 Columbus Day USA
Wed October 14 Mwalimu Nyerere Day TZ
Wed November 11 Veteran's Day USA
Thu November 26 Thanksgiving USA
Sat/Sun Nov 28/29* Eid-El-Hajj TZ
Wed December 9 Independence Day TZ
Fri December 25 Christmas Day USA/TZ
*The holiday(s) marked with an asterisk (*) are based on the lunar calender and are estimates only.

NOTE:
If Maulid Day in March falls on a weeday; then SABA SABA DAY on July 7 will be a working day for U.S. Mission.

If Eid-El-Hajj in November falls on a weekday; then U.S. Mission will be informed on a substitute at a later date.

July 4, 2009 falls on a Saturday. For most Federal employees, Friday, July 3, will be treated as a holiday.