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Holidays for Year 2008

The American Embassy Colombo will observe the following American and local holidays in 2008.

 

Date

Event

Type

January  01 (Tuesday)New Year's Day American
January  15 (Tuesday)Tamil Thai Pongal Day Local
January 21 (Monday)Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.American
January 22 (Tuesday)Duruthu Full Moon Poya DayLocal
February 04 (Monday)National DayLocal
February 18 (Monday)Presidents' DayAmerican
March 20 (Thursday)Holy Prophet's BirthdayLocal
April 14 (Monday)Sinhala-Hindu New Year DayLocal
May 01 (Thursday)May DayLocal
May 19 (Monday)Wesak Full Moon Poya DayLocal
May 26 (Monday)Memorial DayAmerican
June 18 (Wednesday)Poson Full Moon Poya DayLocal
July 04 (Friday)Independence Day American
July 17 (Thursday)Esala Full Moon Poya DayLocal

September 01 (Monday)

Labor DayAmerican
October 13 (Monday)Columbus DayAmerican
November 11 (Tuesday)Veteran's DayAmerican
November 27 (Thursday)Thanksgiving DayAmerican
December 12 (Friday)Unduvap Full Moon Poya DayLocal
December 25 (Thursday)Christmas Day American

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