American and Portuguese Holidays

Listed below are the American and Portuguese holidays which will be observed by the American Embassy in Lisbon in 2012:

• Jan 01 --- Sun --- New Year's Day (A/P)
• Jan 02 --- Mon --- New Year's Day (A, observed)
• Jan 16 --- Mon --- Birthday of Martin Luther King Day (A)
• Feb 20 --- Mon --- Washington's Birthday (A)
• Feb 21 --- Tue --- Carnival (P)
• Apr 06 --- Fri --- Good Friday (P)
• Apr 08 --- Sun --- Easter (P)
• Apr 25 --- Wed --- Liberty Day (P)
• May 01 --- Tue --- May Day (P)
• May 28 --- Mon --- Memorial Day (A)
• May 28 --- Mon --- Holly Spirit Day (in the Azores only) (P)
• June 07 --- Thu --- Corpus Christi (P) 
• June 10 --- Sun --- Portugal Day (P)
• June 13 --- Wed --- St. Anthony's Day (in Lisbon only) (P)
• July 01 --- Sun --- Day of the Region (in Funchal only) (P)
• July 04 --- Wed --- Independence Day (A)
• Aug 15 --- Wed --- Assumption Day (P)
• Sept 03 --- Mon --- Labor Day (A)
• Oct 05 --- Fri --- Proclamation of the Portuguese Republic (P)
• Oct 08 --- Mon --- Columbus Day (A)
• Nov 01 --- Thu --- All Saints' Day (P)
• Nov 11 --- Sun --- Veterans Day (A)
• Nov 12 --- Mon --- Veterans Day (observed) 
• Nov 22 --- Thu --- Thanksgiving Day (A)
• Dec 01 --- Sat --- Restoration of Portuguese Independence (P)
• Dec 08 --- Sat --- Feast of Immaculate Conception (P)
• Dec 25 --- Tue --- Christmas Day (P/A)

(A) = American
(P) = Portuguese