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2013 Holiday Schedule
 

Following is the list of holidays that will be observed by this Post during calendar year 2013. Those days followed by a symbol # are Muslim holidays which depend on local sighting of the moon and can differ from the dates shown.  Confirmation of such holidays as decreed by the official Lunar Commission will be made at appropriate times. Please note that our work days are from Sunday to Thursday.

DATE

DAY

HOLIDAY

Jan-1-13

Tue

New Year's Day

Jan-20

Sun

Martin Luther King's Day observed

Jan-24

Thur # 

Id el-Mawlud (Prophet's Birthday)

Feb-17

Sun

Presidents' Day observed

May-1

Wed

Fête du Travail (Int'l Labor Day)

May-25

Sat

Journée de l'Afrique (Africa Day)

May-26

Sun

Memorial Day observed

Jul-4

Thur

Independence Day

Aug-8

Thur #

Id el-Fitr (End of Ramadan+Aug 20)

Sep-1

Sun

Labor Day observed

Oct-13

Sun

Columbus Day observed

Oct 15

Tues #

Id el-Adha or Tabaski (2 days)

Nov 5

Tues #

the of Muharam (Muslim New Year)

Nov 10

Sun

Veterans Day observed

Nov 28

Thu

Thanksgiving Day

Nov 28

Thur

Fête Nationale Mauritanienne

25-Dec

Wed

Christmas Day