About the Embassy
American and Portuguese Holidays
Listed below are the American and Portuguese holidays which will be observed by the American Embassy in Lisbon in 2009:
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Jan 1 |
Thu |
New Year's Day (A/P) |
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Jan 19 |
Mon |
Birthday of Martin Luther King Day (A) |
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Feb 16 |
Mon |
Washington's Birthday (A) |
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Feb 24 |
Tue |
Carnival (P) |
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Apr 10 |
Fri |
Good Friday (P) |
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Apr 12 |
Sun |
Easter (P) |
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Apr 25 |
Sat |
Liberty Day (P) |
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May 1 |
Fri |
May Day (P) |
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May 25 |
Mon |
Memorial Day (A) |
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June 1 |
Mon |
Holly Spirit Day (in the Azores only) (P) |
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June 10 |
Wed |
Portugal Day (P) |
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June 11 |
Thu |
Corpus Christi (P) |
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June 13 |
Sat |
St. Anthony's Day (in Lisbon only) (P) |
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July 1 |
Wed |
Day of the Region (in Funchal only) (P) |
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July 3 |
Fri |
Independence Day (observed) (A) |
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Aug 15 |
Sat |
Assumption Day (P) |
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Sept 7 |
Mon |
Labor Day (A) |
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Oct 5 |
Mon |
Proclamation of Portuguese Republic (P) |
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Oct 12 |
Mon |
Columbus Day (A) |
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Nov 1 |
Sun |
All Saints' Day (P) |
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Nov 11 |
Wed |
Veterans Day (A) |
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Nov 26 |
Thu |
Thanksgiving Day (A) |
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Dec 1 |
Tue |
Restoration of Port. Independence (P) |
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Dec 8 |
Tue |
Feast of Immaculate Conception (P) |
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Dec 25 |
Fri |
Christmas Day (P/A) |
(A) = American
(P) = Portuguese
