There will be seven Dominican long weekends for 2007/2008, including 1 January 2008.
These are Duarte Day (January), Easter (April), Labor Day (April), Restoration Day (August), Constitution Day (November), Christmas (December) and New Year (December-January) long weekends. For a full updated list of holidays in the Dominican Republic, see http://dr1.com/travel/prepare/holidays.shtml