Public Holidays- 2008/2009

USA Legal Federal Holidays 2008 Canada 2008
01 January 1 - New Year's Day
21 January - Martin Luther King
18 February Presidents Day (observed) )
26 May - Memorial Day (observed)
4 July - Independence
1 September - Labor Day
13 October - Columbus Day (observed)
11 November - Veterans' Day
27 November - Thanksgiving Day
25 December - Christmas Day
01 January - New Year's Day
21 April - Good Friday
24 April - Easter Monday
19 May - Victoria Day
01 July - Canada Day
01 September - Labor Day
13 October - Thanksgiving Day
11 November - Remembrance Day
24 December - Christmas Eve
25 December - Christmas Day
26 December - Boxing Day
31 December - New Year's Eve
USA Legal Federal Holidays 2009 Canada 2009
1 January - New Year's Day
19 January - Martin Luther King Day
20 January - Inauguration Day
16 February - Presidents Day (observed)
25 May- Memorial Day (observed)
4 July Independence Day
7 September - Labor Day
12 October - Columbus Day (observed)
11 November - Veterans' Day
26 November - Thanksgiving Day
25 December Christmas Day

01 January - New Year's Day
10 April - Good Friday
13 April - Easter Monday
18 May - Victoria Day
01 July - Canada Day*
07 September - Labor Day
12 October - Thanksgiving Day
02 November - Daylight Saving Time Ends
11 November - Remembrance Day
24 December - Christmas Eve
25 December - Christmas Day
26 December - Boxing Day
31 December - New Year's Eve

* The Holidays Act provides that July 2 is Canada Day when July 1 is a Sunday.
Quick note regarding holidays listed above: the term (observed) means the day the holiday is celebrated (usually the banks are closed, most government offices are closed, no mail delivery, no trash pick-up, etc.), not necessarily the traditional or "real" date.

Be Aware if a federal legal holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday ...
Most Federal, State, City, Postal and Bank employees take an extra day off work if a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday. When the holiday falls on Sunday, they don't work on the following Monday. When the holiday falls on Saturday, they don't work on the preceding Friday. This also means that usually on those days the banks are closed, most government offices are closed, no mail delivery, etc.
Additional Celebrated Dates, Holidays, Important Days USA Canadian Public holidays and other important dates.
February 2 [every year]: Groundhog Day
February 12 [every year]: Lincoln's Birthday
February 14 [every year]: St. Valentines Day
February 22 [every year]: Washington's Birthday (traditional)
March 17 [every year]: St. Patrick's Day
April 1 [every year]: April Fool's Day
April 21, 2008 - Good Friday
April 23 2008 - Easter Sunday
April 22 [every year]: Earth Day
April 23, 2008: Administrative Professionals Day (National Secretary's Day)
May 5 [every year]: Cinco de Mayo
May 11, 2008 - Mother's Day
May 17, 2008 - Armed Forces Day
June 14 [every year]: Flag Day
June 15, 2008 - Father's Day
July 22, 2008 Parents' Day
7 September - Grandparents' Day
16 September [every year]: Stepfamily Day
17 September [every year]: Citizenship Day
September - Native American month
16 October 16 [every year]: Boss's Day (National Bosses Day)
18 October 18, Sweetest Day
31 October 31 [every year]: Halloween
4 November - Election day
21-29 December - Chanukah/Hanukkah
26 December - Jan 1 [every year]: Kwanzaa
December 31 [every year]: New Year's Eve
Daylight Savings Time STARTS:
9 April 2008 (set clocks ahead one hour)
Daylight Savings Time ENDS:
2 November, 2008 (set clocks back one hour)

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Note: Not all public holidays are observed by wholesalers/travel agents.
Please check when making appointments.