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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Micronesia (Federated States of)

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The list of Micronesia bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

 
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Date in 2008

Holiday Name Observance*
Tue New Year's Day
* Fri Kosrae Constitution Day Regional
* Sat Yap Day Regional
* Fri Good Friday (Pohnpei) Reg+Chr
* Sun Easter Reg+Chr
* Mon Culture Day (Chuuk + Pohnpei) Regional
Fri Federated States of Micronesia Day (day in lieu)
Sat Federated States of Micronesia Day
* Thu Gospel Day (Kosrae) Regional
* Mon Kosrae Liberation Day Regional
* Thu Pohnpei Liberation Day Regional
* Wed Chuuk Constitution Day Regional
Fri United Nations' Day
Mon Independence Day
* Sat Pohnpei Constitution Day Regional
Tue Veterans' Day
* Thu Thanksgiving Day (Chuuk) Regional
* Wed Yap Constitution Day Regional
Thu Christmas Day

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Background Information

Governing Law: Official public holidays in the Federated States of Micronesia are regulated by Section 603 of title 1 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, as amended in 2004 by the Congressional Bill No.13-97, C.D.1 (Public Law No.13-38) which added Veterans' Day to the list of national public holidays.  Weekend Public Holidays: Generally, federal/national public holidays that fall on Saturday are observed on the proceeding Friday and public holidays that fall on Sunday are observed on the following Monday. However, regional public holidays do not seem to follow the same pattern.  Government Public Holidays: In October 2003, section 603 of title 1 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, as previously amended, was amended to grant the President the discretion to allow employees of the National Government to observe holidays other than the five National holidays, and for other purposes.  Pohnpei State Public Holidays: Good Friday Pohnpei Cultural Day March 31 Pohnpei Liberation Day September 11 Pohnpei Constitution Day November 8  Yap State Public Holidays: Yap Day March 1 Yap State Constitution Day December 24  Chuuk State Public Holidays: Cultural Day March 31 Chuuk State Constitution Day October 1 Thanksgiving Day November (fourth Thursday)  Kosrae State Public Holidays: Kosrae Constitution January 11 Gospel Day August 21 Kosrae Liberation Day September 8.  Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).


Footnotes
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Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Micronesia, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.


Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Micronesia, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Micronesia, before planning any trip to Micronesia. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.



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