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Holiday Schedule

Freetown 2013 Holiday Schedule

Following is the list of American and Sierra Leonean official holidays that
will be observed by the U.S. Embassy Freetown during calendar year 2013:
DateDayHolidayCountry
January 1TuesdayNew Year's DayA/SL
January 21MondayMartin Luther King's BirthdayA
January 24Thursday (TBA)Maoulid-Un-NabiSL
February 18MondayPresident's DayA
March 29FridayGood FridaySL
April 1MondayEaster MondaySL
April 27*SaturdayIndepedence DaySL
May 27MondayMemorial DayA
July 4ThursdayIndependence DayA
August 8Thursday (TBA)Eid-Ul-FitrSL
September 2MondayLabor DayA
October 14MondayColumbus DayA
October 15Tuesday (TBA)Tabaski SL
November 11MondayVeteran's DayA
November 28ThursdayThanksgiving DayA
December 25WednesdayChristmas DayA/SL
December 26ThursdayBoxing DaySL
Independence Day April 27, 2013 falls on a Saturday, Government of Sierra Leone 
will probably announce holiday on Monday, April 29.
Muslim holidays to be announced (TBA) depending on the appearance of the moon.
 
A = American
SL = Sierra Leone