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Holidays for the year 2008
January 1 (Tuesday) New Year’s Day - American/Lebanese
January 10 (Thursday)* Moslem New Year (Al-Hejra) - Lebanese
January 21 (Monday) Martin Luther King Day - American
February 18 (Monday) President's Day - American
March 20 (Thursday)* Prophet's Birthday - Lebanese
March 21 (Friday) Good Friday - Western
March 24 (Monday) Easter Monday - Western
April 25 (Friday) Good Friday - Eastern
April 28 (Monday) Easter Monday - Eastern
May 1 (Thursday) Labor Day - Lebanese
May 26 (Monday) Memorial Day - American
July 4 (Friday) Independence Day - American
August 15 (Friday) Assumption Day - Lebanese
September 1 (Monday) Labor Day - American
October 1 (Wednesday)* Feast of Ramadan (Al-Fitr) - Lebanese
October 13 (Monday) Columbus Day - American
November 11 (Tuesday) Veterans' Day American
November 27 (Thursday) Thanksgiving Day - American
December 8 (Monday)* Feast of Al-Adha - Lebanese
December 25 (Thursday) Christmas Day - American/Lebanese
December 29 (Monday)* Moslem New Year (Al-Hejra) - Lebanese
* Based on Lunar Calendar. Exact date to be confirmed.


