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Legal Public Holidays

The following legal public holidays1 will be observed on the dates listed below. Whenever a legal holiday occurs on a Saturday, it is observed on the Friday immediately preceding the holiday. If the holiday occurs on a Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday.

2008 Public HolidaysDayDate
New Year's DayMondayJanuary 1
Martin Luther King Jr's BirthdayMondayJanuary 21
Washington's BirthdayMondayFebruary 18
Memorial DayMondayMay 26
Independence DayFridayJuly 4
Labor DayMondaySeptember 1
Columbus DayMondayOctober 13
Veterans DayTuesdayNovember 11
Thanksgiving DayThursdayNovember 27
Christmas Day ThursdayDecember 25

 


1 5 U.S.C. 6103(a)





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