Embassy Holiday Schedule 2008

The following Angolan and US holidays will be observed as Embassy holidays in calendar year 2008.

United States (USA) and Angola (A)

• New Year’s Day:  January 1 (US & A)
• Martyr's Day:  January 4 (A)
• Martin Luther King’s Birthday: January 15 (US)
• Luanda's Day: January 25 (A)
• Initiation of Armed Struggle: February 4 (A)
• Carnival: February 5 (A)
• President's Birthday: February 18 (US)
• International Women’s Day:  March 8 (A)
• Good Friday: March 21 (A)
• Angolan Peace Day: April 4 (A)
• Worker’s Day:  May 1 (A)
• Memorial Day/African Day :  May 25 (US & A)
• International Children’s Day:  June 2 (A)
• Independence Day:  July 4 (US)
• Labor Day:  September 1 (US)
• National Hero’s Day:  September 17 (A)
• Columbus Day:  October 13 (US)
• Memorial Day:  November 3 (A)
• Independence Day/Veteran’s Day:  November 11 (US/A)
• Thanksgiving Day:  November 27 (US)
• Christmas Day:  December 25 (USA/A)