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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.