Embassy of the United States

2009 Holiday Schedule

American and Bulgarian Holidays    

January 1	Thursday	New Years's Day#
January 19	Monday	Martin Luther King Day#
February 16	Monday	Presidents' Day#
March 3	Tuesday	National Day*
April 20	Monday	Orthodox Easter Monday*
May 1	Friday	Labor Day*
May 6	Wednesday	St. George’s Day, Day of Valor and the Bulgarian Army*
May 25	Monday	Memorial Day#
July 3	Friday	Independence Day#
September 7	Monday	Labor Day#
September 22	Tuesday	Independence Day*
October 12	Monday	Columbus Day#
November 11	Wednesday	Veteran's Day#
November 26	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day#
December 24	Thursday	Christmas Eve*
December 25	Friday	Christmas Day#*

                                            # denotes American holiday

                                            * denotes Bulgarian holiday

Note: The following holidays in 2009 fall on Saturdays and Sundays: Orthodox Easter * (April 19 – Sunday), Saints Cyril & Methodius Day * (May 24 – Sunday), Unification Day * (September 6 – Sunday), Day After Christmas * (December 26 – Saturday)