2009 Embassy Holiday Schedule
January 1 Thursday 1 New Year’s Day January 6-7 Tuesday- Wednesday 2 Ashura* January 18 Sunday 1 Martin Luther King’s Birthday February 15 Sunday 1 President’s Day March 9 Monday 1 Prophet’s Birthday* May 24 Sunday 1 Memorial Day July 5 Sunday 1 Independence Day September 6 Sunday 1 Labor Day September 20 - 22 Sunday-Tuesday 3 Eid-al-Fitr/Ramadan* October 11 Sunday 1 Columbus Day November 11 Wednesday 1 Veterans Day November 26 Thursday 1 Thanksgiving Day November 29 - 30 Sunday-Monday 2 Eid-al-Adha/Hajj* December 16 – 17** Wednesday-Thursday 2 Bahrain National Day and Accession Day December 17 ** Thursday 1 Hijra-Islamic New Year* December 24 Thursday 1 Christmas Day
DATE
DAY(S)
NO. OF DAYS
U.S. HOLIDAYS
BAHRAINI HOLIDAYS
A one-day holiday that falls on a weekend day will be observed on the first working day immediately after the end of the weekend. If any or all of the multiple-day local holidays fall on a weekend, that holiday will be observed on the first working day(s) immediately after the end of the weekend. * Local religious holidays are governed by the lunar calendar and are subject to change. ** Bahrain National Day/Accession Day and the Islamic New Year are anticipated to fall on the same day (December 17).