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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 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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