Country Holiday Schedule: 2016
The following is a schedule of holidays in the countries we work in as well as days IAN will be closed. Please be aware, that holidays on a Sunday may be observed by the Embassy on a Monday. It is safe to assume that if the embassy is closed, the in country staff is not working either.
IAN observed Holidays
| January 1 | Friday | New Year’s Day |
| May 30 | Monday | Memorial Day |
| July 4 | Monday | Independence Day |
| September 5 | Monday | Labor Day |
| November 24 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day |
| December 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day |
Ethiopian Holidays
| January 1 | Friday | New Year’s Day | American |
| January 7 | Thursday | Ethiopian Christmas (Genna) | Ethiopian |
| January 18 | Monday | Martin Luther King’s Birthday | American |
| January 20 | Wednesday | Epiphany (Timket) | Ethiopian |
| February 15 | Monday | President’s day | American |
| March 2 | Wednesday | Victory of Adwa | Ethiopian |
| April 29 | Friday | Ethiopian Good Friday | Ethiopian |
| May 1 | Sunday | Ethiopian Easter (Fasika) | Ethiopian |
| May 1 | Friday | May Day (International Labor Day) | Ethiopian |
| May 5 | Thursday | Patriots’ Victory Day | Ethiopian |
| May 28 | Saturday | Downfall of the Derg | Ethiopian |
| May 30 | Monday | Memorial Day | American |
| July 4 | Monday | Independence Day | American |
| July 7* | Thursday | Eid al-Fitre (End of Ramadan) | Ethiopian |
| September 5 | Monday | Labor Day | American |
| September 11 | Sunday | Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash) | Ethiopian |
| September 13* | Tuesday | Eid Al Adaha (Arefa) | Ethiopian |
| September 27 | Tuesday | Meskel | Ethiopian |
| October 10 | Monday | Colombus Day | American |
| November 11 | Friday | Veterans’ Day | American |
| November 24 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | American |
| Decenmber 12* | Monday | Birthday of the Prophet Mohammed (Moulid) | Ethiopian |
| December 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | American |
Uganda
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year | Public Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Tuesday | Liberation Day | Public Holiday |
| Feb 16 | Tuesday | Remembrance of Archbishop Janani Luwum | Public Holiday |
| Mar 8 | Tuesday | International Women’s Day | Public Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March equinox | Season |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Easter Day | Public Holiday |
| Mar 28 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| May 1 | Sunday | May Day | Public Holiday |
| May 8 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| Jun 3 | Friday | Martyr’s Day | Public Holiday |
| Jun 9 | Thursday | National Heroes Day | Public Holiday |
| Jun 20 | Monday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| Jul 7 | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr | Public Holiday |
| Sep 13 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha | Public Holiday |
| Sep 22 | Thursday | September equinox | Season |
| Oct 9 | Sunday | Independence Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 26 | Monday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday |
India
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year’s Day | Restricted Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14 | Thursday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 15 | Friday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 16 | Saturday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Jan 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Feb 8 | Monday | Chinese New Year | Observance |
| Feb 12 | Friday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Valentine’s Day | Observance |
| Feb 19 | Friday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Feb 22 | Monday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 4 | Friday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 7 | Monday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March equinox | Season |
| Mar 23 | Wednesday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 24 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| Mar 24 | Thursday | Dolyatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 8 | Friday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Wednesday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Mesadi/Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| Apr 15 | Friday | Rama Navami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 20 | Wednesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Apr 21 | Thursday | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| Apr 23 | Saturday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| May 1 | Sunday | May Day | Observance |
| May 8 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| May 8 | Sunday | Birthday of Ravindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| May 21 | Saturday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| Jun 19 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| Jun 20 | Monday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 6 | Wednesday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| Jul 8 | Friday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar | Muslim, Common Local holidays |
| Aug 7 | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| Aug 15 | Monday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Observance |
| Aug 17 | Wednesday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 18 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Aug 25 | Thursday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| Sep 5 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 12 | Monday | Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha | Gazetted Holiday |
| Sep 14 | Wednesday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| Sep 22 | Thursday | September equinox | Season |
| Oct 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 11 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Maha Navami) | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 12 | Wednesday | Muharram/Ashura | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 16 | Sunday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 19 | Wednesday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 29 | Saturday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Halloween | Observance |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 6 | Sunday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| Nov 24 | Thursday | Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 13 | Tuesday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year’s Eve | Observance, Christian |
China
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year’s Day | National holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2 | Saturday | New Year’s weekend | Common Local holidays |
| Jan 3 | Sunday | New Year’s weekend | Common Local holidays |
| Feb 7 | Sunday | Spring Festival Eve | National holiday |
| Feb 8 | Monday | Chinese New Year | National holiday |
| Feb 9 | Tuesday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| Feb 10 | Wednesday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | Common Local holidays |
| Feb 11 | Thursday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | Common Local holidays |
| Feb 12 | Friday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| Feb 12 | Friday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | Common Local holidays |
| Feb 13 | Saturday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | Common Local holidays |
| Feb 13 | Saturday | Spring Festival Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| Feb 22 | Monday | Lantern Festival | Observance |
| Mar 8 | Tuesday | International Women’s Day | Observance |
| Mar 10 | Thursday | Zhonghe Festival | Observance |
| Mar 12 | Saturday | Arbor Day | Observance |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March equinox | Season |
| Apr 2 | Saturday | Qing Ming Jie | National holiday |
| Apr 3 | Sunday | Qing Ming Jie holiday | National holiday |
| Apr 30 | Saturday | Labour Day Holiday | National holiday |
| May 1 | Sunday | Labour Day | National holiday |
| May 2 | Monday | Labour Day Holiday | National holiday |
| May 4 | Wednesday | Youth Day | Observance |
| Jun 1 | Wednesday | Children’s Day | Observance |
| Jun 9 | Thursday | Dragon Boat Festival | National holiday |
| Jun 10 | Friday | Dragon Boat Festival holiday | National holiday |
| Jun 11 | Saturday | Dragon Boat Festival holiday | National holiday |
| Jun 20 | Monday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Friday | CPC Founding Day | Observance |
| Jul 11 | Monday | Maritime Day | Observance |
| Aug 1 | Monday | Army Day | Observance |
| Aug 9 | Tuesday | Double Seven Festival | Observance |
| Aug 17 | Wednesday | Spirit Festival | Observance |
| Sep 10 | Saturday | Teachers’ Day | Observance |
| Sep 15 | Thursday | Mid-Autumn Festival | National holiday |
| Sep 16 | Friday | Mid-Autumn Festival holiday | National holiday |
| Sep 17 | Saturday | Mid-Autumn Festival holiday | National holiday |
| Sep 22 | Thursday | September equinox | Season |
| Oct 1 | Saturday | National Day | National holiday |
| Oct 2 | Sunday | National Day Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| Oct 3 | Monday | National Day Golden Week holiday | National holiday |
| Oct 4 | Tuesday | National Day Golden Week holiday | Common Local holidays |
| Oct 5 | Wednesday | National Day Golden Week holiday | Common Local holidays |
| Oct 6 | Thursday | National Day Golden Week holiday | Common Local holidays |
| Oct 7 | Friday | National Day Golden Week holiday | Common Local holidays |
| Oct 9 | Sunday | Double Ninth Festival | Observance |
| Nov 8 | Tuesday | Journalists’ Day | Observance |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | Observance |
Mexico
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year’s Day | National holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6 | Wednesday | Day of the Holy Kings | Observance |
| Feb 1 | Monday | Day off for Constitution Day | National holiday |
| Feb 5 | Friday | Constitution Day | National holiday |
| Feb 10 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Valentine’s Day | Observance |
| Feb 24 | Wednesday | Flag Day | Observance |
| Mar 18 | Friday | Oil Expropriation Day | Observance |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March equinox | Season |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| Mar 21 | Monday | Benito Juárez’s Birthday Memorial | National holiday |
| Mar 24 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Bank holiday |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Good Friday | Bank holiday |
| Mar 26 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Easter Day | Observance, Christian |
| Apr 30 | Saturday | Children’s Day | Observance |
| May 1 | Sunday | Labor Day / May Day | National holiday |
| May 5 | Thursday | Cinco de Mayo | Observance |
| May 5 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Observance |
| May 10 | Tuesday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| May 15 | Sunday | Teacher’s Day | Observance |
| May 15 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance |
| May 26 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance |
| Jun 19 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| Jun 20 | Monday | June Solstice | Season |
| Aug 15 | Monday | Assumption of Mary | Observance |
| Sep 15 | Thursday | Shout of Dolores | Observance |
| Sep 16 | Friday | Independence Day | National holiday |
| Sep 22 | Thursday | September equinox | Season |
| Oct 12 | Wednesday | Columbus Day | Observance |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | All Saints’ Day | Observance |
| Nov 2 | Wednesday | All Souls’ Day | Observance |
| Nov 20 | Sunday | Revolution Day Memorial | National holiday |
| Nov 20 | Sunday | Christ the King Day | Observance |
| Nov 21 | Monday | Day off for Revolution Day Memorial | National holiday |
| Dec 8 | Thursday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance |
| Dec 12 | Monday | Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe | Bank holiday |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | National holiday, Christian |
| Dec 28 | Wednesday | Day of the Holy Innocents | Observance |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year’s Eve | Observance |