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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
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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 |