The American Embassy closes on American and local holidays. The dates on which holidays are observed in 2007 are listed below:
December 31* | Sunday | - Hari Raya Haji |
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January 1* | Monday | - New Year's Day |
January 15 | Monday | - Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
February 18 - 20** | Sunday - Tuesday | - Lunar New Year |
February 19 | Monday | - Washington's Birthday |
April 6 | Friday | - Good Friday |
May 1 | Tuesday | - Labor Day (Singaporean) |
May 28 | Monday | - Memorial Day |
May 31 | Friday | - Vesak Day |
July 4 | Wednesday | - Independence Day |
August 9 | Thursday | - National Day (Singaporean) |
September 3 | Monday | - Labor Day (American) |
October 8 | Monday | - Columbus Day |
October 13 | Tuesday | - Hari Raya Puasa |
November 8 | Thursday | - Deepavali |
November 11# | Sunday | - Veteran's Day |
November 22 | Thursday | - Thanksgiving |
December 20 | Thursday | - Hari Raya Haji |
December 25 | Tuesday | - Christmas Day |
*Tuesday, January 2, 2007, will be a local public holiday in view of Hari Raya Haji on December 31, 2006 falling on a Sunday.
**Tuesday, February 20 will be a local public holiday.
#Monday, November 12, will be an American public holiday.
The date, November 8, 2007, for Deepavali needs tobe checked against the Indian Almanacs when they become available towards the end of 2006. Should there be a change in the date, the Ministry of Manpower will announce it towards the end of 2006.