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2007 List of Holidays Observed by the Embassy
U.S. Mission Baghdad will observe the following holidays in calendar year 2007.
Date | Day | Holiday | Country |
| January 1 | Monday | New Year's Day | US/Iraq+ |
| January 14 | Sunday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | US** |
| January 20 | Saturday | Islamic New Year | Iraq |
| February 18 | Sunday | Presidents' Day | US** |
| March 31 | Saturday | Prophet Mohammed's Birthday | Iraq* |
| May 1 | Tuesday | Labor Day | Iraq |
| May 27 | Sunday | Memorial Day | US** |
| July 4 | Wednesday | Independence Day | US |
| July 14 | Saturday | Republic Day | Iraq* |
| September 2 | Sunday | Labor Day | US** |
| October 7 | Sunday | Columbus Day | US** |
| October 13 & 14 | Saturday & Sunday | Eid Al-Fitr | Iraq* |
| November 11 | Sunday | Veterans' Day | US++ |
| November 22 | Thursday | Thanksgiving | US |
| December 20 & 21 | Thursday & Friday | Eid Al-Adha | Iraq* |
| December 25 | Tuesday | Christmas | US |
| January 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day 2007 | US/Iraq+ |
* 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.