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Holidays

2005 List of Holidays Observed by the Embassy

The U.S. Embassy will officially observe the following holidays:


Date

Day

Holiday

Country

January 1 SaturdayNew Year's Day US/Iraq
January 17MondayML King, Jr. DayUS
January 21-22Friday & SaturadyEid Al-AdhaIraq
February 10-11Thursday & FridayIslamic New YearIraq
February 21MondayPresidents' DayUS
April 9SaturdayAnniversary of Hussein's DownfallIraq
April 21ThursdayProphet Mohammed's BirthdayIraq
May 30MondayMemorial DayUS
July 4MondayIndependence DayUS
July 14ThursdayRepublic DayIraq
September 1ThursdayProphet Muhammed's Ascension DayIraq
September 5MondayLabor DayUS
October 10MondayColumbus DayUS
November 3-4Thursday & FridayEid Al-FitrIraq
November 10ThursdayVeterans' DayUS
November 24ThursdayThanksgivingUS
December 25SundayChristmasUS
January 1SundayNew Year's Day 2006US/Iraq

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