Kyrgyz and American Holidays in 2009
To observe American and Kyrgyz holidays, in 2009 the Embassy will be closed for official business on the following days:
January 1 | Thursday |   | New Year's Day |
January 7 | Wednesday |  | Orthodox Christmas Day |
January 19 | Monday |  | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
February 16 | Monday |  | Washington's Birthday |
March 9 | Monday |  | International Women's Day (observed) |
March 20 | Friday |  | People's Holiday Nooruz (observed) |
May 1 | Friday |  | Labor Day |
May 5 | Tuesday |  | Constitution Day of the Kyrgyz Republic |
May 8 | Friday |  | Victory Day (observed) |
May 25 | Monday |  | Memorial Day |
July 3 | Friday |  | Independence Day (observed) |
August 31 | Monday |  | Independence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic |
September 7 | Monday |  | Labor Day |
September 21 | Monday |  | Orozo Ait, End of Ramadan (observed) |
October 12 | Monday |  | Columbus Day |
November 6 | Friday |  | Great October Socialist Revolution Day (observed) |
November 11 | Wednesday |  | Veteran Day |
November 26 | Thursday |  | Thanksgiving Day |
November 27 | Friday |  | Kurman Ait |
December 25 | Friday |  | Christmas Day |
The dates of the National sliding Islamic holidays Orozo Ait and Kurman Ait determined by lunar calendar and announced by the Kyrgyz Government.