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Official Holidays 2008

DATE	HOLIDAY	SCHOOLS	BANKS	TRADE & STORES	GOVERNMENT
Tuesday Jan 1	New Year's Day	Christmas Break	Closed	Closed (1)	Closed
Sunday Jan 6	Three Kings' Day (Epiphany)	Christmas Break	Closed	Closed (1)	Closed
Monday Jan 14	Eugenio María de Hostos' Birthday (2nd Monday in Jan.)	Closed	Open**	Open*	Closed
Monday Jan 21	Martin Luther King's Birthday (3rd Monday in Jan.)	Closed	Closed	Open*	Closed
Monday Feb 18	Presidents Day (3rd Monday in Feb.)	Closed	Closed**	Open*	Closed
Friday Mar 21	Good Friday	Closed	Closed	Closed (1)	Closed
Saturday Mar 22	Emancipation Day	Closed	Closed**	Open*	Closed
Sunday Mar 23	Easter	Closed	Closed	Closed (1)	Closed
Monday Apr 21	José de Diego's Birthday (3rd Monday in April)	Closed	Closed**	Open*	Closed
Sunday May 11	Mother's Day (2nd Sunday in May)	Closed	Closed	Closed (1)	Closed
Monday May 26	Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)	Closed	Closed**	Open*	Closed
Sunday Jun 15	Father's Day (3rd Sunday in June)	Summer Break	Closed	Closed (1)	Closed
Friday Jul 4	United States Independence Day	Summer Break	Closed**	Open*	Closed
Monday Jul 21	Luis Muñoz Rivera's Birthday (3rd Monday in July)	Summer Break	Open*	Open*	Closed
Friday Jul 25	Puerto Rico Constitution Day	Summer Break	Closed**	Open*	Closed
Sunday Jul 27	José Celso Barbosa's Birthday	Summer Break	Closed**	Open*	Closed
Monday Sep 1	Labor Day & Santiago Iglesias Pantin's Birthday (1st Monday in Sept.)	Closed	Closed**	Open*	Closed
Sunday Oct 12	Columbus Day	Closed	Closed**	Open*	Closed
Tuesday Nov 4	General Elections	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed
Tuesday Nov 11	Veterans Day	Closed	Closed**	Open*	Closed
Wednesday Nov 19	Discovery of Puerto Rico Day	Closed	Closed**	Open*	Closed
Thursday Nov 27	Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in Nov.)	Closed	Closed	Closed (1)	Closed
Thursday Dec 25	Christmas	Christmas Break	Closed	Closed (1)	Closed

	Sources: Labor & Human Resources Department
(1)	Mandatory all-day closing for commerce.
*	Check with the commercial establishment for specific schedules.
**	Verify with banks. Branches within shopping centers or major retailers are sometimes open regular hours.
**	Work Days: Commercial establishments may be open to the public on workdays from 5 a.m. until midnight. On Jan. 5, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, work hours are from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m., even when they fall on a Sunday. Sundays: Commercial establishments may be open to the public from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed as a holiday and Monday is a regular workday.