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OFFICIAL U.S. AND URUGUAYAN HOLIDAYS ESPAÑOL
 

2009
Please note that Uruguayan holidays falling either on a Saturday or a Sunday are not observed on any other day.
This year, April 19 ("Desembarco de los 33 Orientales") will not be observed.

The U.S. Embassy Montevideo will be closed on the following dates:
US=American holiday UY=Uruguayan holiday
Thursday, January 1
New Year’s Day (US, UY)
Tuesday, January 6
Three Kings' Day (UY)
Monday, January 19
Martin Luther King’s Birthday (US)
Monday, February 16
Presidents' Day (US)
Monday, February 23 and Tuesday, February 24
Carnival (UY)
Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10
Holy Week (Turismo) (UY)
Friday, May 1
Uruguayan Labor Day (UY)
Monday, May 18
Commemoration of Batalla de Las Piedras (UY)
Monday, May 25
Memorial Day (US)
Friday, June 19
Artigas' Birthday (UY)
Friday, July 3 (for Saturday July 4)
U.S. Independence Day (US)
Saturday, July 18 *
Constitution Day (UY)
Tuesday, August 25
Uruguay's Independence Day (UY)
Monday, September 7
Labor Day (US)
Monday, October 12
Columbus Day (US)
Monday, November 2
All Saints Day (UY)
Wednesday, November 11
Veteran’s Day (US)
Thursday, November 26
Thanksgiving Day (US)
Friday, December 25
Christmas Day (US, UY)

* NOTE: This is a non-working holiday; therefore, local employees working on this day will receive compensation according to the established Uruguayan law.

2010
Please note that Uruguayan holidays falling either on a Saturday or a Sunday are not observed on any other day.
This year, May 1, June 19 and July 18 will not be observed.

The U.S. Embassy Montevideo will be closed on the following dates:
US=American holiday UY=Uruguayan holiday
Friday, January 1
New Year’s Day (US, UY)
Wednesday, January 6
Three Kings' Day (UY)
Monday, January 18
Martin Luther King’s Birthday (US)
Monday, February 15 and Tuesday, February 16
Carnival (UY)
Tuesday, February 16
Presidents' Day (US)
Monday, March 1
Uruguayan Presidential Inauguration Day (UY)
Thursday, April 1 and Friday, April 2
Holy Week (Turismo) (UY)
Monday, April 19
"Desembarco de los 33 Orientales" (UY)
Monday, May 17 (for Tuesday, May 18)
Commemoration of Batalla de Las Piedras (UY)
Monday, May 31
Memorial Day (US)
Monday, July 5 (for Sunday, July 4)
U.S. Independence Day (US)
Wednesday, August 25
Uruguay's Independence Day (UY)
Monday, September 6
Labor Day (US)
Monday, October 11
Columbus Day (US)
Tuesday, November 2
All Souls Day (UY)
Thursday, November 11
Veteran’s Day (US)
Thursday, November 25
Thanksgiving Day (US)
Friday, December 24 (for Saturday, December 25)
Christmas Day (US)
Friday, December 31 (for Saturday, January 1)
New Year's Day (US)

> An Overview of U.S. Holidays

 
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