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(a) The holidays of Guam are: (1) New Year’s Day;
(2) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the third Monday in
January;

(3) Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day, thefirst Monday in March;

(4) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May; (5) Independence Day, July 4th;
(6) Liberation Day, July 21st;

(7) Labor Day, the first Monday in September; (8) All Souls’ Day, November 2;
(9) Veterans’ Day, November 11;

(10) Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday in November; (11) Our Lady of Camarin Day, December 8; and
(12) Christmas, December 25th.

(b) Whenever a holiday listed in Subsection (a) of this Section falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the government of Guam shall follow the Federal government’s practice for that holiday.

(c) In addition to the holidays specified in Subsection (a) of this Section, I Maga’lahen Guåhan may declare by Executive Order additional non-permanent holidays for special purposes. No holiday declared by Executive Order shall be continued beyond the year in which the Executive Order is issued.

SOURCE: GC § 200, amended by P.L. 14-117. Repealed and reenacted by P.L. 21-146:6 (Jan. 12, 1993) and P.L. 26-157:5 (Dec. 15, 2002). Subsection (c) added by P.L. 27-106:VI:32 (Sept. 30, 2004), the FY 2005
Annual Appropriations Act. Subsection (b) amended by P.L. 27-153:2 (Dec. 30, 2004). Subsection (a) amended by P.L. 29-066:1 (Apr. 25,
2008), and P.L. 32-145:1 (Apr. 28, 2014).

2014 NOTE: Subsection designations were added in subsection (a) to adhere to the Compiler’s alpha-numeric scheme in accordance to the authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.