About The Embassy
U.S. Embassy Holidays for 2009
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 2009
|
December 25-26, 2008 |
Thursday |
US |
Christmas Day |
|
January 1 |
Thursday |
US/R |
New Year’s Day |
|
January 2 |
Friday |
R |
New Year’s Day |
|
January 5 |
Monday |
R |
New Year’s Day |
|
January 6 |
Tuesday (Saturday) |
R |
New Year’s Day |
|
January 7 |
Wednesday |
R |
Orthodox Christmas |
|
January 8 |
Thursday (Sunday) |
R |
New Year’s Day |
|
January 9 |
Friday |
R |
Bridge Holiday |
|
January 19 |
Monday |
US |
Martin Luther King’s Day |
|
February 16 |
Monday |
US |
Presidents’ Day |
|
February 23 |
Monday |
R |
Defenders’ Day |
|
March 9 |
Monday(Sunday) |
R |
Women’s Day |
|
May 1 |
Friday |
R |
May Day |
|
May 11 |
Monday (Saturday) |
R |
Victory Day |
|
May 25 |
Monday |
US |
Memorial Day |
|
June 12 |
Friday |
R |
Russian Independence Day |
|
July 3 |
Friday (Saturday) |
US |
American Independence Day |
|
September 7 |
Monday |
US |
Labor Day |
|
October 12 |
Monday |
US |
Columbus Day |
|
November 4 |
Wednesday |
R |
Day of Consent & Reconciliation |
|
November 11 |
Wednesday |
US |
Veterans’ Day |
|
November 26 |
Thursday |
US |
Thanksgiving Day |
|
December 25 |
Friday |
US |
Christmas Day |