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2008 Holidays

Please find below U.S. and Djiboutian holidays for 2008.

Date

Day

Country

Holiday

January 1
Tuesday

American/Djiboutian


New Year’s Day

January 9*
Wednesday
Djiboutian
Islamic New Year’s Day
January 20**
Sunday
American
Martin Luther King Day
February 17**
Sunday
American

President’s Day
March 19*
WednesdayDjiboutian

Birthday of Prophet Mohamed
May 1
Thursday
Djiboutian

International Labor Day
May 25**
Sunday
American

Memorial Day
June 27-28
Friday-SaturdayDjiboutian

Independence Day
July 6**
SundayAmerican

Independence Day
July 30
Wednesday
Djiboutian

Al-Isra-Al-Miraj
August 31**
Sunday
American

Labor Day
October 12**
Sunday
American

Columbus Day
Sept. 30-Oct. 01*Tuesday-Wednesday
Djiboutian

Aid-El-Fitr
November 09**
Sunday
American

Veteran’s Day
November 20
Thursday
American

Thanksgiving
December 06-08
Saturday-MondayDjiboutian

Aid-El-Adha
December 25
Thursday
American

Christmas

December 28*

 Sunday

 Djiboutian

Islamic New Year'

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*Lunar Holidays are subject to change.

*The Birthday of Prophet Mohamed and the Al-Israh and Al-Miraj, Ascension of the Prophet Mohamed will be communicated later by radio and television.

** U.S. holidays falling on Monday or Friday are observed the nearest Sunday.




 

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