Holidays
2013 Embassy Holiday Schedule
DATE |
DAY(S) |
NO. OF DAYS |
HOLIDAY |
U.S. or BAHRAIN |
|
January 1 |
Tuesday |
1 |
New Year’s Day |
U.S. |
|
January 20 |
Sunday |
1 |
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday |
U.S. |
|
January 24 |
Thursday |
1 |
Prophet’s Birthday* |
Bahrain |
|
February 17 |
Sunday |
1 |
Washington’s Birthday |
U.S. |
|
May 26 |
Sunday |
1 |
Memorial Day |
U.S. |
|
July 4 |
Thursday |
1 |
Independence Day |
U.S. |
|
August 8-12 |
Thursday to Monday |
3 |
Eid al-Fitr* |
Bahrain |
|
September 1 |
Sunday |
1 |
Labor Day |
U.S. |
|
October 13 |
Sunday |
1 |
Columbus Day |
U.S. |
|
October 15-17 |
Tuesday to Thursday |
3 |
Eid al-Adha* |
Bahrain |
|
November 4 |
Monday |
1 |
Hijra New Year* |
Bahrain |
|
November 11 |
Monday |
1 |
Veterans Day |
U.S. |
|
November 12&13 |
Tuesday & Wednesday |
2 |
Ashura* |
Bahrain |
|
November 28 |
Thursday |
1 |
Thanksgiving Day |
U.S. |
|
December |
Monday & Tuesday |
2 |
National Day and Accession Day |
Bahrain |
|
December 25 |
Wednesday |
1 |
Christmas Day |
U.S. |
Notes:
Local religious holidays as identified by an asterisk (*) are governed by the lunar calendar and are subject to change.
A one-day local holiday that falls on a weekend day will be observed on the first working day immediately after the end of the weekend. If any or all of the multiple-day local holidays fall on a weekend, that holiday will be observed on the first working day(s) immediately after the end of the weekend.