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2009 List of Holidays Observed by the Embassy

U.S. Mission Baghdad will observe the following holidays in calendar year 2009.

Date

Day

Holiday

Country

January 1 Thursday New Year's Day US
January 18 Sunday Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday US**
February 15 Sunday Presidents' Day US**
March 9 Monday Prophet's Birthday Iraq*
May 1 Friday Labor Day Iraq
May 24 Sunday Memorial Day US**
July 5 Sunday Independence Day US
July 14 Tuesday Republic Day Iraq
September 6 Sunday Labor Day US**
October 11 Sunday Columbus Day US**
Sep 19-21 Sat-Mon Eid Al-Fitr Iraq*
November 11 Wednesday Veterans' Day US
November 26 Thursday Thanksgiving US
November 28-30 Sat,Sun,Mon Eid Al Adha Iraq*
December 18  Friday Islamic New Year Iraq*
December 24 Thursday Christmas US

* This Iraqi holiday is determined by the lunar cycle. Exact dates must be confirmed by local authorities and are subject to change.

** In keeping with the spirit of the Monday Holiday Bill, the intention of which is to provide three-day holiday weekends, U.S. holidays covered by the Monday Holiday Bill will be observed on Sundays.

The Embassy will consider moving the observation date of local holidays (religious and secular) falling on weekends in the event that the Iraqi Government issues guidance mandating that the private and public sectors change the observance date.