Embassy Holidays

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		"
April 16	Wednesday		"
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.