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Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2008-December 2009 period.
2008
1 Jan New Year's Day.
21 Mar Good Friday.
24 Mar Easter Monday.
1 May May Day.
2 Oct Lesser Bairam (End of Ramadan).
28 Nov Independence and Liberation Day.
9 Dec Greater Bairam (Feast of the Sacrifice).
25 Dec Christmas Day.
2009
1 Jan New Year's Day.
10 Apr Good Friday.
13 Apr Easter Monday.
1 May May Day.
21 Sep Lesser Bairam (End of Ramadan).
28 Nov Independence and Liberation Day.
28 Nov Greater Bairam (Feast of the Sacrifice).
25 Dec Christmas Day.
2008
1 Jan New Year's Day.
21 Mar Good Friday.
24 Mar Easter Monday.
1 May May Day.
2 Oct Lesser Bairam (End of Ramadan).
28 Nov Independence and Liberation Day.
9 Dec Greater Bairam (Feast of the Sacrifice).
25 Dec Christmas Day.
2009
1 Jan New Year's Day.
10 Apr Good Friday.
13 Apr Easter Monday.
1 May May Day.
21 Sep Lesser Bairam (End of Ramadan).
28 Nov Independence and Liberation Day.
28 Nov Greater Bairam (Feast of the Sacrifice).
25 Dec Christmas Day.
Note
Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Lesser Bairam (Eid al-Fitr), Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Lesser Bairam itself. Lesser Bairam and Greater Bairam (Eid al-Adha) may last anything from two to 10 days, depending on the region.