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Authorized Holidays for the Year 2008

The American Consulate General,the Consular/Visa Section, the Public Affairs Office at the American Center comprising of The American Library(AIRC), USEFI and the Foreign Commercial Section at Kolkata, India will observe the following American and Indian holidays in the year 2008.

 DATE

   DAY

HOLIDAY

 TYPE

January 1

Tuesday

New Year's Day

American

January 21

  Monday

Martin Luther King's Birthday

American

February 18

Monday

President's Day

American

March 21

Friday

Good Friday/Doljatra

Indian

April 14

Monday

Bengali New Year

Indian

May 26

Monday

Memorial Day

American

July 4

 Friday 

Independence Day

American

August 15

Friday

Independence Day

   Indian

September 1

Monday

Labor Day 

American

October 2

Thursday

Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday/Id-Ul-Fitre

Indian

October 7

Tuesday

Durga Puja(Astami)

Indian

October 8

Wednesday

Durga Puja(Navami)

Indian

October 9

Thursday

Durga Puja(Dashami)

Indian

October 13

Monday

Columbus Day

American

October 14

Tuesday

Lakshmi Puja

    Indian

October 28

Tuesday

Kali Puja

Indian

November 11

Tuesday

Veterans' Day

American

November 27

Thursday

Thanksgiving Day

American

December 9

Tuesday

Bakrid(Id-Uz-Zoha)

   Indian

December 25

Thursday

Christmas Day

American


 

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