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Singapore Holiday Schedule For 2007

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
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.