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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.