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AMERICAN AND GAZETTED BURMESE HOLIDAYS FOR 2008
AMERICAN EMBASSY, RANGOON, BURMA


 DATE


 DAY


 U.S.*


 BURMESE**

 January 1 Tuesday New Year’s Day 
 January 4 Friday  Independence Day
 January 21 Monday Martin Luther King’s Birthday 
 February 12 Tuesday  Union Day
 February 18 Monday President’s Day 
 March 2 Sunday  Peasant's Day
 March 27 Thursday  Armed Forces Day
 April 14 Monday 

 THINGYAN (Water Festival)

 April 15 Tuesday 

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 April 16 Wednesday  

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 April 17 Thursday  Burmese New Year
 May 1 Thursday  Workers' day
 May 19 Monday 

 Full Moon of Kason
 (Beginning of Buddhist Lent)

 May 26 Monday Memorial Day 
 July 4 Friday Independence Day 
 July 19 Saturday  Martyr's Day
 September 1 Monday Labor Day 
 October 13 Monday Columbus Day 
 October 14 Tuesday  Full Moon of Thadingyut
 (End of Buddhist Lent)
 November11 Tuesday Veterans’ Day 
 November 22 Saturday  National Day
 November 27 Thursday Thanksgiving Day 
 December 25 Thursday Christmas Day Christmas Day










































* American Holidays falling on Saturday will be observed the preceding Friday. Holidays falling on Sunday will be observed on the following Monday.

** Burmese Holidays falling on either Saturday or Sunday will be observed only on the respective day. The Embassy will be OPEN the preceding Friday and the following Monday when Burmese holidays are celebrated on either Saturday or Sunday.

QUOTE: For Idd, Deepavali, Karen New Year, Peasants' Day and Full Moon day of Tabaung, Embassy will observe a liberal leave policy.

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