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American and Local Holiday
The U.S. Embassy in Ouagadougou will observe the following holidays in 2009:
| Date | Day | Holiday | US/BF |
| Jan. 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | US/BF |
| Jan. 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King's Birthday | US |
| Feb. 16 | Monday | Washington's Birthday | US |
| Mar. 09 | Monday | International Women's Day | BF |
| Mar. 10 | Tuesday | Mouloud | BF |
| April 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | BF |
| May 1 | Friday | International Labor Day | BF |
| May 21 | Thursday | Ascension Day | BF |
| May 25 | Monday | Memorial Day | US |
| July 3 | Friday** | Independence Day | US |
| Aug. 5 | Wednesday | Independence Day | BF |
| Sep. 7 | Monday | Labor Day | Us |
| Oct. 12 | Monday | Colombus day | US |
| Oct. | * | Eid al-Fitr/Ramadan | BF |
| Nov. 02** | Monday | All Saint's Day | BF |
| Nov. 11 | Wednesday | Veteran's Day | US |
| Nov. 26 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | US |
| Dec. | * | Aid-El Kebir/Tabaski | BF |
| Dec. 11 | Friday | Proclamation of Independence | BF |
| Dec. 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | US/BF |
* Dates to be announced. These hHolidays are lunar and dates change each year.
** Date (July 4, 2009) falls on Saturday, July 3 will be observed as Independence Day
** November 1, 2009 falls on Sunday and the Holiday will be observed Monday, November 2nd, 2009