Holidays
Embassy Holidays
The U.S. Embassy in Conakry, Guinea will be closed on the following dates in 2012 in observance of local and U.S. holidays.
Date |
Holiday |
Type |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | New Year's Day | GG/U.S. |
| January 16 | Martin Luther King's Day | U.S. |
| February 4 | Maouloud | GRH* |
| February 20 | President's Day | U.S. |
| April 3 | Second Republic Day | GG |
| April 9 | Lundi de Pâques/Easter Monday | GG |
| May 1 | Labor Day (G) | GRH* |
| May 25 | OAU Anniversary | GG |
| May 28 | Memorial Day | U.S. |
| July 4 | Independence Day (U.S.) | U.S. |
| August 15 | Assumption Day | GG |
| August 15 | Lailatoul Qadr | GRH* |
| August 19 | End of Ramadan (Eid-al-Fitr) | GRH* |
| September 3 | Labor Day (US) | U.S. |
| October 2 | Columbus Day | U.S. |
| Octobre 8 | Tabaski* (Eid-aL-Adha) | GRH* |
| November 12 | Veteran's Day | U.S. |
| November 22 | Thanksgiving | U.S. |
| December 25 | End of Year | GG/U.S. |
U.S. = United States holiday
GG = Guinean Government
GRH* = Guinean religious holiday, governed by lunar calendar. Exact dates confirmed by religious authorities.