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Authorized Holidays for the Year 2010
The American Consulate General,the Consular/Visa Section, the Public Affairs Office at the American Center comprising of The American Library(AIRC), USIEF(United States India Educational Foundation) and the United States Foreign Commercial Service at Kolkata, India will observe the following American and Indian holidays in the year 2010.
DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY | TYPE |
January 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | American |
January 18 | Monday | Martin Luther King's Birthday | American |
January 20 | Wednesday | Shree Panchami | Indian |
January 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day | Indian |
February 15 | Monday | Washington's Birthday | American |
April 02 | Friday | Good Friday | Indian |
April 15 | Thursday | Bengali New Year | Indian |
May 31 | Monday | Memorial Day | American |
July 5 | Monday* | Independence Day | American |
September 6 | Monday | Labor Day | American |
October 11 | Monday | Columbus Day | American |
October 14 | Thursday | Durga Puja(Saptami) | Indian |
October 15 | Friday | Durga Puja(Ashtami) | Indian |
October 22 | Friday | Lakshmi Puja | Indian |
November 05 | Friday | Kali Puja | Indian |
November 11 | Thursday | Veterans' Day | American |
November 17 | Wednesday | Id-Ul-Zoha | Indian |
November 25 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | American |
December 17 | Friday | Muharram | Indian |
December 24 | Friday** | Christmas Day | American |
*In lieu of Sunday , 7/4/10
** In lieu of Saturday, 12/25/10