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Embassy Holidays For 2008

The U.S. Mission in Mbabane will observe the following United States and Swaziland Holidays in 2008.

       

DATE	DAY	OBSERVED	COUNTRY
1-Jan	Tuesday	New Year’s Day	U.S./SWAZI
21-Jan	Monday	Martin Luther King’s Birthday	U.S.
18-Feb	Monday	President’s Day	U.S.
21-Mar	Friday	Good Friday	SWAZI
24-Mar	Monday	Easter Monday	SWAZI
19-Apr	Saturday	King’s Birthday	SWAZI
25-Apr	Friday	National Flag Day	SWAZI
1-May	Thursday	Labor Day/Ascension Day	SWAZI
26-May	Monday	Memorial Day	U.S.
4-Jul	Friday	Independence Day	U.S.
22-Jul	Tuesday	Public Holiday	SWAZI
1-Sep	Monday	Labor Day	U.S.
6-Sep	Saturday	Somhlolo (Independence) Day	SWAZI
13-Oct	Monday	Columbus Day	U.S.
11-Nov	Monday	Veteran’s Day (Observed)	U.S.
27-Nov	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day	U.S.
25-Dec	Thursday	Christmas Day	U.S./SWAZI
26-Dec	Friday	Boxing Day	SWAZI
Aug/Sep	T.B.A.	Umhlanga Reed Dance	SWAZI
Dec/Jan	T.B.A.	Incwala Day	SWAZI

              U.S. holidays falling on a Sunday are observed the following Monday; U.S. holidays falling on Saturday are observed on the preceding Friday.

Swazi holidays falling on a Sunday are observed the following Monday; Swazi holidays falling on a Saturday are observed on that day unless an announcement to the contrary is made by the Government.