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2009 Holiday Schedule

Following is the list of American and Sierra Leone holidays that will be observed by American Embassy Freetown during calendar year 2009:

DATE

DAY

HOLIDAY

COUNTRY

January 01

ThursdayNew Year’s DayA/SL
January 19MondayMartin Luther King Jr's BirthdayA
 
February 16MondayPresidents' DayA
March 9MondayMaoulid-Un-NabiSL
April 10FridayGood FridaySL
April 13MondayEaster MondaySL
April 27MondayIndependence DaySL
May 25MondayMemorial DayA
July 03FridayIndependence DayA
September 07MondayLabor DayA
October 12MondayColumbus DayA
SeptemberTBA*Eid-Ul-FitrSL
November 11WednesdayVeterans' DayA
November 26ThursdayThanksgiving DayA
November 27Friday (TBA)*TabaskiSL
December 25FridayChristmas DayA/SL
 
 December 28 Monday Boxing Day SL

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

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