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Holidays for the year 2005

According to U.S. Government regulations, whenever a Federal holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday, the preceding Friday or following Monday shall be considered a holiday.

In the case of Lebanese holidays which fall on Saturday or Sunday, Lebanese
Government regulations prohibit the granting of an alternate day.

January 06 (Thursday)	Armenian Christmas	Lebanese
January 17 (Monday )	Martin Luther King Day	American
January 21 (Friday)*	Feast of Al-Adha	Lebanese
February 10 (Monday)*	Moslem New Year (Al-Hejra)	Lebanese
February 21 (Monday)	President's Day	American
March 25 (Friday)	Good Friday (Western)	Lebanese
April 21 ( Thursday)	Prophet's Birthday	Lebanese
April 29 (Friday)	Good Friday (Eastern)	Lebanese
May 1/May 2 (Sunday)	Labor Day	Lebanese
May 06 (Friday)	Martyrs' Day	Lebanese
May 30 (Monday)	Memorial Day	American
July 04 (Monday)	Independence Day	American
August 15 (Monday)	Assumption Day	Lebanese
September 5 (Monday)	Labor Day	American
October 10 (Monday)	Columbus Day	American
November 3 (Thursday)*	Feast of Ramadan(Al-Fitr)	Lebanese
November 11 (Friday)	Veterans' Day	American
November 22 (Tuesday)	Lebanese Independence Day	Lebanese
November 25 (Thursday)	Thanksgiving Day	American
December 26 (Monday)	Christmas Day	American/Lebanese

*Dates marked with an asterisk indicate a holiday determined by the lunar calendar. Exact dates for these holidays will be established shortly before the holiday and published locally and within Embassy. Please contact the Management Officer with any comments or questions.

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• For speeches by the Ambassador, please go to Latest Embassy News.

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• A tribute for our beloved colleagues, that died for peace, a dedicated webpage for their memory. Please go to Beirut Memorial.