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Listed below are the official U.S. holidays and the estimated UAE holidays that Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai will observe during calendar year 2008. The UAE government and religious authorities adjust dates of observance for some local holidays. Therefore, dates may vary from the estimates below. If a UAE holiday falls on a weekend day, an adjacent work day will not be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes unless the UAE authorities so declare.
| Occasion | Date | Day | Country | |
| New Year’s Day | January 1 | Tuesday | USA | |
| Islamic New Year* | January 10 | Thursday | UAE | |
| Martin Luther King | January 20 | Sunday | USA | |
| Presidents’ Day | February 17 | Sunday | USA | |
| Prophet's Birthday* | March 20 | Thursday | UAE | |
| Easter Sunday | March 23 | Sunday | USA | |
| Memorial Day | May 25 | Sunday | USA | |
| Independence Day | July 3 | Thursday | USA | |
| Labor Day | August 30 | Sunday | USA | |
| Eid Al Fitr* | October 1 | Wednesday | UAE | |
| Columbus Day | October 12 | Sat-Mon. | USA | |
| Veterans’ Day | November 11 | Sunday | USA | |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 27 | Thursday | USA | |
| *UAE National Day | December 2 | Sunday | UAE | |
| *Eid Al Adha | Dec 10 | Wednesday | UAE | |
Christmas Day | December 25 | Thursday | USA | |
* Denotes U.A.E. religious holidays. Dates for religious holidays are dependent upon the sighting of the moon and are likely to vary from the above estimated dates. Mission holidays will be determined and announced based upon the decision made by U.A.E. government authorities.