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U.S./Vietnamese Holidays
The following list of official holidays for 2008 has been approved consistent with the provisions of 3 FAM 2336 (American holidays) and the revised Article 73 of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam’s Labor Code:
Holiday | Date | Day | Type |
New Year's Day | Jan 01 | Tuesday | A&V |
Martin Luther King's Birthday | Jan 21 | Monday | A |
Lunar New Year Festival | Feb 06-Feb 11 | Wed-Mon | V |
Presidents' Day | Feb 18 | Monday | A |
| Anniversary of Hung Kings | Apr 15 | Tuesday | V |
Victory Day | Apr 30 | Wednesday | V |
International Labor Day | May 01 | Thursday | V |
Memorial Day | May 26 | Monday | A |
Independence Day | Jul 04 | Friday | A |
Labor Day | Sep 01 | Monday | A |
Vietnamese National Day | Sep 02 | Tuesday | V |
Columbus Day | Oct 13 | Monday | A |
Veterans Day | Nov 11 | Tuesday | A |
Thanksgiving Day | Nov 27 | Thursday | A |
Christmas Day | Dec 25 | Thursday | A |
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A= American Holidays
V= Vietnamese Holidays