Appendix_B_(Holidays).pdf

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APPENDIX D

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS

Holidays in U.S.:

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

Note:

1. The Hawaii Vehicle Processing Center will be closed from 12:00 - 16:00 due to International Longshoremen Union 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.

Bahrain National Holidays 2006

01 January - New Year Day 10-12 January – Eid Al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)* 31 January – Al Hijrah (Islamic New Year)* 09 February – Ashura* 10 April – Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet)* 01 May – Labor Day 23-25 October – Eid Al Fitr (End of Ramadhan)* 16-17 December - National Day Celebration

*Since the Islamic calendar is lunar, these holidays depend upon sighting of the moon and exact dates may vary (+ or – 1 or 2 days)

Holidays in Germany:

1st January New Year’s Day #1 6th January Three King’s Day #2 and #6 10th April Good Friday #1 12th April Easter Monday #1 1st May Labor Day #1 21st May Ascension Day #1

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1st June Whit Monday #1 11th June Corpus Christi #2 and #3 8th August Feast of Peace #4 15th August Assumption Day #5 3rd October Day of German Unity #1 1st November All Saint’s Day #2, #3 and #6 18th November Day of Prayer #1 25th December First Christmas Day #1 6th 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 Bavaria #6 Holiday pertains to Sachsen-Anhalt

Holidays in England:

1st January New Year’s Day 28th March Good Friday Monday after Easter Sunday Easter Monday 5th May May Day 26th May Spring Bank Holiday 25th August Summer Bank Holiday 25th December Christmas Day 26th December Boxing Day

Holidays in Italy:

1st January Welcome To The New Year 6th January Befana 31st March Easter Monday (Changes Every Year) 25th April Liberation Day 1st May Labor Day 22nd May Livorno Patron’s Day (Alternates With Pisa Patron’s Day, 17 June) 2 June Republic Day/Flag Day 15th August The Assumption Of The Virgin 1st November All Saints’ Day 2nd November Memorial Day 8th December The Virgin 25th December Christmas Day 26th December San Stephen’s Day

Holidays in Netherlands:

1st January New Years Day 13th April Easter

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30th April Queen’s Birthday 5th May Liberty Day 21st May Ascension Day 1st June Whit Monday 25th & 26th December Christmas Day

Holidays in Puerto Rico:

1st January New Years Day 6TH January Three Kings Day 8th January Hostos Day 3rd Monday in January Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday 3rd Monday in February Washington’s Birthday 22nd March Abolition Day Friday Prior to Easter Sunday Good Friday 15th April Jose deDiego Day Last Monday in May Memorial Day Holidays in Puerto Rico: (Cont)

4th July Independence Day 15th July Luis Munoz Rivera Day 25th July Commonwealth Constitution Day 27th July Jose C. Barbosa Day 1st Monday in September Labor Day 2nd Monday in October Columbus Day 1st Tuesday in November Election Day 11th November Veterans Day 19th November The Discovery of Puerto Rico 4th Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day

Holidays in Korea:

1st -2nd January New Year 28th -29th February Lunar New Year 1st March Independence Movement Day 1st May Labor Day 3rd May Buddha’s Day 5th May Children's Day 6th June Memorial Day 17th July Constitution Day 15th August Liberation Day 3rd October National Foundation Day 5th -6th October Chusok Day

Holidays in Portugal:

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1st January New Year (A/P) 17th January Martin Luther King Day (A) 21st February Washington's Birthday (A) 7th March Carnival (P) 21st April Good Friday (P) 23rd April Easter (P) 25th April Liberty Day (P) 1st May May Day (P) 29th May Memorial Day (A) 10th June Portugal Day (P) 13th June St. Anthony's Day (P) 22nd June Corpus Christi (P) 4th July Independence Day (A) 15th August Assumption Day (P) 4th September Labor Day (A) 5th October Procl Portuguese Republic (P)

Holidays in Portugal: (Cont)

9th October Columbus Day (P) 1st November All Saint's Day (P) 10th November Veterans' Day (A) 23rd November Thanksgiving Day (A) 1st December Rest.Portuguese Independence (P) 8th December Feast Immaculate Conception (P) 25th December Christmas (A/P)

Legend: A, American - P Portuguese

Holidays in Spain:

1st January New Year’s Day 6th January 3 Kings’ Day 28th February Provincial Andalucia Holiday 20th April Holy Thursday 21st April Holy Friday 1st May Labor Day 15th May Spring Fair 15th August Virgin Mary 7th October Local Patron Saint’s Day 12th October National Holiday (Columbus Day) 1st November All Saints Day 6th December Constitution Day 8th December Immaculate Conception

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

İf a holiday falls on Sunday, the official holiday is the following Monday.

Holidays in Turkey:

1st January New Year’s Day 7th -10th January (3 1/2 days) *Sugar Festival (End of Ramadan Month) 15th -19th March (4 1/2 days) *Feast of Sacrifice 23rd April National Sovereignty and Children’s Day 19th May Commemoration of Ataturk and Youth’s Day 30th August Victory Day 28-29th October (1 1/2 days) Republic Day 26-29th December (3 1/2 days) *Sugar Festival (End of Ramadan Month)

NOTE: Dates for religious holidays will be different each year due to the observance of lunar calendar for religious holidays. Holidays highlighted in bold will be different each calendar year.