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U.S. Embassy, New Delhi - Holidays 2009              

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
January 1	Thursday	New Year’s Day	American
January 19	Monday	Martin Luther King’s Birthday	American
January 26	Monday	Republic Day	Indian
February 16	Monday	Presidents’ Day	American
March 10	Tuesday	Milad-Un-Nabi/Id-E-Milad	Indian
March 11	Wednesday	Holi	Indian
April 10	Friday	Good Friday	Indian
May 25	Monday	Memorial Day	American
July 3*	Friday	Independence Day	American
August 5	Wednesday	Raksha Bandhan	Indian
August 14	Friday	Janmashtami	Indian
September 7	Monday	Labor Day	American
September 21	Monday	Id-ul-Fitr	Indian
September 28	Monday	Dussehra	Indian
October 2	Friday	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	Indian
October 12	Monday	Columbus Day	American
November 2	Monday	Guru Nanak's Birthday	Indian
November 11	Wednesday	Veterans’ Day	American
November 26	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day	American
December 25	Thursday	Christmas Day	American

* in lieu of July 4, Saturday

NOTE: In the year 2009, one Indian National Holiday Independence Day falls on Saturday.  The post will observe the holiday on Saturday, August 15, 2009. 

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  U.S. Embassy, New Delhi
Holidays - 2008

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
January 1	Tuesday	New Year’s Day	American
January 21	Monday	Martin Luther King’s Birthday	American
February 18	Monday	Presidents’ Day	American
March 21	Friday	Good Friday/Id-E-Milad	Indian
April 14	Monday	Ram Navami	Indian
April 18	Friday	Mahavir Jayanti	Indian
May 26	Monday	Memorial Day	American
July 4	Friday	Independence Day	American
August 15	Friday	Independence Day	Indian
September 1	Monday	Labor Day	American
October 2	Thursday	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	Indian
October 9	Thursday	Dussehra	Indian
October 13	Monday	Columbus Day	American
October 28	Tuesday	Diwali	Indian
October 29	Wednesday	Govardhan Puja	Indian
November 11	Tuesday	Veterans’ Day	American
November 13	Thursday	Guru Nanak's Birthday	Indian
November 27	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day	American
December 9	Tuesday	Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid)	Indian
December 25	Thursday	Christmas Day	American

NOTE: In the year 2008, one Indian National Holiday Republic Day falls on Saturday. 
The post will observe the holiday on Saturday, January 26, 2008.