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U.S. Embassy Holidays for 2010

To learn more about American holidays please see Holiday Overview

American holidays that fall on weekends will be observed on either Friday or Monday. Russian holidays that fall on weekends will be observed the following workday after the holiday (usually Monday or Tuesday). In the above list, the actual date (Saturday or Sunday) appears in parentheses.

Official American and Russian Holidays for 2010

December 25, 2009
Friday US Christmas Day
January 1 Friday US/R New Year's Day
January 4 Monday R New Year's Day
January 5 Tuesday R New Year's Day
January 6 Wednesday (Saturday) R New Year's Day
January 7 Thursday R Orthodox Christmas
January 8 Friday (Sunday) R New Year's Day
January 18 Monday US Martin Luther King's Day
February 15 Monday US President's Day
February 23 Tuesday R Defender's Day
March 8 Monday R Women's Day
May 3 Monday (Saturday) R May Day
May 10 Monday (Sunday) R Victory Day
May 31 Monday US Memorial Day
June 14 Monday (Saturday) R Russian Independence Day
July 5 Monday (Sunday) US American Independence Day
September 6 Monday US Labor Day
October 11 Monday US Columbus Day
November 4 Thursday R Day of Consent & Reconciliation
November 5 Friday R Bridge holiday (tentative)
November 11 Thursday US Veteran's Day
November 25 Thursday US Thanksgiving Day
December 24 Friday US Christmas Day