AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL, CHENNAI, INDIA LIST OF OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS FOR YEAR 2012
DATE DAY HOLIDAY TYPE
January 2, 2012* Monday New Year’s Day American
January 16 Monday Martin Luther King’s Birthday American
January 26 Thursday Republic Day Indian
February 20 Monday Washington’s Birthday American
April 6 Friday Good Friday Indian April 13 Friday Tamil New Year’s Day (not for Karnataka)
May 28 Monday Memorial Day American
July 4 Wednesday Independence Day American
August 15 Wednesday Independence Day Indian
August 20 Monday Idu’l Fitr (Ramzan) Indian
September 3 Monday Labor Day American
September 19 Wednesday Vinayakar Chathurthi Indian
October 2 Tuesday Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday Indian
October 8 Monday Columbus Day American
October 23 Tuesday Ayutha Pooja Indian
October 24 Wednesday Vijaya Dasami Indian
November 1 Thursday Karnataka Rajyotsava Day (for Karnataka only) Indian
November 12 Monday Veterans Day American
November 13 Tuesday Deepavali Indian
November 22 Thursday Thanksgiving Day American
December 25 Tuesday Christmas Day American
Note: USCS Bangalore will observe November 1, 2012 in lieu of April 13, 2012.
