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2008 Holiday Schedule

Following is the list of American and Sierra Leone holidays that will be observed by American Embassy Freetown during calendar year 2008:

DATE

DAY

HOLIDAY

COUNTRY

January 01

TuesdayNew Year’s DayA/SL
January 21MondayMartin Luther King Jr's BirthdayA
 
February 18MondayPresidents' DayA
March 21FridayGood FridaySL
March 24MondayEaster MondaySL
April  TBAMaoulid-Un-NabiSL
April 28MondayIndependence DaySL
May 26MondayMemorial DayA
July 04FridayIndependence DayA
September 01MondayLabor DayA
October 13MondayColumbus DayA
October TBAEid-Ul-FitrSL
November 11TuesdayVeterans' DayA
November 27ThursdayThanksgiving DayA
December 25ThursdayChristmas DayA/SL
December 26FridayBoxing DaySL
 
    

Muslim holidays to be announced (TBA) depending on the appearance of the moon.
A = American
SL = Sierra Leonean

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