Holidays and Observances 2008

Jan 1 New Year's Day Jan 7 Orthodox Christmas (Orthodox) Jan 10 Muharramn/New Year (Islamic) Jan 14 Orthodox New Year (Orthodox) Jan 21 Martin Luther King Day Jan 22 Tu B’Shevat (Arbor Day) (Jewish) Feb 5 Shrove Tuesday (Christian) Feb 6 Ash Wednesday (Christian) Feb 14 Valentine's Day Feb 18 Washington's Birthday Mar 9 Daylight Saving Time starts Mar 16 Palm Sunday (Christian) Mar 17 St. Patrick's Day Mar 20 Maundy Thursday (Christian) Mar 20 Prophet's Birthday (Islamic) Mar 20 Vernal equinox Mar 21 Good Friday (Christian) Mar 21 Purim (Jewish) Mar 22 Holy Saturday (Christian) Mar 23 Easter Sunday (Christian) Mar 24 Easter Monday (Christian) Apr 20 First day of Passover (Jewish) Apr 27 Orthodox Easter (Orthodox) Apr 27 Last day of Passover (Jewish) May 1 Ascension Day (Christian) May 2 Yom HaShoah (Jewish) May 5 Cinco de Mayo May 8 Yom HaAtzmaut (Jewish) May 11 Pentecost (Christian) May 11 Mother's Day May 18 Trinity Sunday (Christian) May 22 Corpus Christi (Christian)     May 23 Lag B'Omer (Jewish) May 26 Memorial Day Jun 9 Shavuot (Jewish) Jun 15 Father's Day Jun 20 Summer solstice Jul 4 Independence Day Aug 10 Tisha B'Av (Jewish) Sep 1 Labor Day Sep 2 Ramadan begins (Islamic) Sep 22 Autumnal equinox Sep 27 Lailat Ul Qadr (Islamic) Sep 30 Rosh Hashana (Jewish) Oct 2 Eid-al-Fitr (Islamic) Oct 9 Yom Kippur (Jewish) Oct 9 Leif Erikson Day Oct 13 Columbus Day Oct 14 First day of Sukkot (Jewish) Oct 20 Last day of Sukkot (Jewish) Oct 21 Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah (Jewish) Oct 31 Halloween Nov 1 All Saints Day Nov 2 Daylight Saving Time ends Nov 11 Veterans Day Nov 27 Thanksgiving Day Nov 30 First Sunday Advent (Christian) Dec 9 Eid-al-Adha (Islamic) Dec 21 Winter solstice Dec 22 First day of Chanukah (Jewish) Dec 25 Christmas Day (Christian) Dec 26 Kwanzaa (until Jan 1) Dec 29 Last day of Chanukah (Jewish) Dec 31 New Year's Eve