Holiday		Always Falls on...	Date in 2008
New Year's Day		January 1	January 1, 2008
Robert E. Lee/Martin Luther King Jr.		3rd Monday in January	January 21
George Washington/Thomas Jefferson		3rd Monday in February	February 18
Mardi Gras Day*		Tues. before Ash Wednesday	February 5
Confederate Memorial Day		4th Monday in April	April 28
National Memorial Day		last Monday in May	May 26
Jefferson Davis		1st Monday in June	June 2
Independence Day		July 4	July 4
Labor Day		1st Monday in September	September 1
Columbus Day/Fraternal Day/American Indian Heritage Day		2nd Monday in October	October 13
Veterans Day**		November 11	November 11
Thanksgiving		4th Thursday in November	November 27
Christmas Day		December 25	December 25

*Mardi Gras is observed in Baldwin and Mobile Counties only. All other state employees are granted a personal leave day on January 1 which may be taken anytime during the year.