GPC V PWS Appendix B (Holidays).pdf

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Appendix B (Holidays)

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS

United States:

1 January New Year’s Day 3rd Monday in January Martin Luther King Day 3rd Monday in February Washington’s Birthday Last Monday in May Memorial Day 19 June Juneteenth National Independence Day 4 July Independence Day 1st Monday in September Labor Day 2nd Monday in October Columbus Day 11 November Veterans’ Day 4th Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day 24 December ILWU see note 1 25 December Christmas Day 31 December ILWU see note 1

Note 1:

The Hawaii Vehicle Processing Center will be closed from 12:00 - 16:00 due to International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) agreement.

If a U.S. holiday falls on a Saturday, the official holiday is the preceding Friday.

If a U.S. holiday falls on a Sunday, the official holiday is the following Monday.

OCONUS locations will observe U.S. national holidays listed above, in addition to local holidays as follows:

Bahrain:

10th, 11th, and 12th days of final month of Islamic Calendar Eid Al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)

1st day of the 1st month of Islamic Calendar Al Hijrah (Islamic New Year)

9th and 10th day of the 1st month of Islamic Calendar Ashura

12th day of 3rd month of Islamic Calendar Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet)

1 May Labour Day

1st, 2nd, and 3rd day of the 10th month of Islamic Calendar Eid Al Fitr (End of Ramadhan)

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Appendix B – Holidays

16-17 December National Day Celebration

Belgium

Monday after Easter Easter Monday

1 May Labour Day 40 days after Easter Ascension Day 51 days after Easter Pentecost/Whit Monday 21 July National Holiday 15 August Assumption of Mary 1 November All Saints Day 11 November Armistice Day

England:

Friday before Easter Good Friday

Monday after Easter 1st Monday in May

Easter Monday May Day

Last Monday in May Spring Bank Holiday Last Monday in August Summer Bank Holiday 26 December Boxing Day

Germany:

6 January Three King’s Day #2, #5 and #6 Friday before Easter Sunday Good Friday #1 Monday after Easter Sunday Easter Monday #1 1 May Labor Day #1 39 days after Easter Sunday Ascension Day #1 51 days after Easter Sunday Whit Monday #1 60 days after Easter Sunday Corpus Christi #2 and #3 8 August Feast of Peace #4 15 August Assumption Day #5 3 October Day of German Unity #1 1 November All Saint’s Day #2, #3 and #6

26 December Second Christmas Day #1

Note:

#1 Holiday pertains to all states in Germany #2 Holiday pertains to Baden-Wuerttemberg #3 Holiday pertains to Hesse, North Rhine-Westfalia, Rhinland-Palatinate and Saarland #4 Holiday pertains to Augsburg #5 Holiday pertains to Saarland and parts of Bavaria #6 Holiday pertains to Sachsen-Anhalt

Italy:

6 January Befana Monday after Easter Easter Monday 25 April Liberation Day 1 May Labor Day Varies by Location Patron’s Day 2 June Republic Day/Flag Day 15 August The Assumption Of The Virgin 19 September Feast of St. Gennaro (Naples Only) 1 November All Saints’ Day 8 December Immaculate Conception Day 26 December St. Stephen’s Day

Korea:

1 & 2 January New Year 1st & 2nd day of Lunar Calendar Lunar New Year 1 March Independence Movement Day 1 May Labor Day 5 May Children's Day 8th Day of the 4th Month of Lunar Calendar Buddha’s Day 6 June Memorial Day 15 August Liberation Day 3 October National Foundation Day 9 October Hangeul Proclamation Day 15th & 16th day of 8th month of Lunar Calendar Chuseok Day

Note:

The first weekday after a public holiday that falls on either a Saturday or Sunday should be designated as an alternative holiday.

Netherlands:

Friday before Easter Good Friday Monday after Easter Easter Monday 27 April King’s Day 5 May Liberty Day 40 days after Easter Ascension Day 51 days after Easter Whit Monday (Monday after Pentecost) 25 & 26 December Christmas Day

Portugal:

47 days before Easter Carnival Friday before Easter Good Friday 25 April Liberty Day 1 May May Day 10 June Portugal Day 13 June St. Anthony's Day 60 days after Easter Corpus Christi (Thursday) 15 August Assumption Day 5 October Procl Portuguese Republic 1 November All Saint's Day 1 December Rest. Portuguese Independence 8 December Feast Immaculate Conception

Puerto Rico:

6 January Three Kings Day 8 January Hostos Day 3rd Monday in February Washington’s Birthday 22 March Abolition Day Friday before Easter Good Friday 16 April Jose deDiego Day Third Monday in July Luis Munoz Rivera Day 25 July Commonwealth Constitution Day 27 July Jose C. Barbosa Day 1st Tuesday in November Election Day 19 November The Discovery of Puerto Rico

Spain:

6 January 3 Kings’ Day 28 February Provincial Andalucia Holiday Thursday before Easter Holy Thursday Friday before Easter Holy Friday 1 May Labor Day 15 August Virgin Mary 7 October Local Patron Saint’s Day 12 October National Holiday 1 November All Saints Day 6 December Constitution Day 8 December Immaculate Conception

Holidays in Guam:

1st Monday in March Guam History & Chamorro Heritage Day 21 July Liberation Day 2 November All Souls Day

8 December Santa Marian Kamalen Day

Turkey:

Exact dates TBD Sugar Festival (Ramadan Feast) (3.5 days at the End of Ramadan Month in accordance with federally observed holiday calendar) Exact dates TBD Feast of Sacrifice (4.5 days in accordance with federally observed holiday calendar) 23 April National Sovereignty and Children’s Day 1 May Labor and Solidarity Day 19 May Commemoration of Ataturk and Youth’s Day 15 July Democracy and National Solidarity Day 30 August Victory Day 28-29 October (1.5 days) Republic Day (begins afternoon of 28 October)

NOTE: Dates for religious holidays (Sugar Festival & Feast of Sacrifice) will vary each year due to the observance of lunar calendar.