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2008 Holiday Schedule

Date

 Day

American Holiday

Mauritanian Holiday

Jan 1, 2008

 Tue

 NewYear's Day Observed

 NewYear's Day Observed

Jan 9±

Wed

1er Maharram (Muslim New
  Year)

Jan 20

 Sun

Martin Luther King's Day

Feb 17

 Sun

 Washington’s Birthday

 

Mar 20±

 Thu

 

 Id el-Mawlud (Prophet's 
  Birthday)

May 1

 Thu

 

 Labor Day

May 25

 Sun

 

 Africa Day

May 28

 Mon

 Memorial Day

 

July 3

 Thu

 Independence Day

 

Aug 31

 Sun

 Labor Day

 

Oct 2±

 Thu

Id el-Fitr (End of Ramadan)

Oct 12

 Sun

Columbus Day

Nov 11

 Tue

 Veteran's Day

 

Nov 27

 Thu

 Thanksgiving Day

 

Nov 28

 Fri

 

 Independence Day

Dec 9±

 Tue

 

 Id el-Adha (Tabaski)

Dec 25

 Thu

 Christmas Day Observed

 

Jan 1, 2009

 Thu

 New Year's Day 

 New Year's Day 

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