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Public Holidays in the Netherlands

A calendar of the national vacation days when businesses, schools and banks holiday and people get the day off in Holland. With links to holidays in the UK and the US.
The Dutch word for bank holiday/public holiday/legal holiday is feestdag
  • Banks and shops are closed on public holidays and public transport is limited
  • Police stations and hospitals do not close
  • Public holidays that fall on a weekend are not forwarded. However, certain companies may choose to take this holiday on the previous Friday or the following Monday
National Public Holidays 2008
Public Holidays 2008
1 January  New Year’s Day (Nieuwjaarsdag/oudejaarsavond) Tuesday
21 March Good Friday (Goede Vrijdag). National holiday, government offices and schools close; many businesses remain open
23 March Easter Sunday (Paasdag)
24 March Easter Monday (Tweede Paasdag)
30 April Queen’s Birthday (Koninginnedag) Wednesday
1 May Ascension Day (Hemelvaartsdag) Thursday
4 May Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking) Sunday; two minutes silence at 20:00
5 May Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag) celebrated every year but a public holiday only every five years: next 2010
12 May  Whit Monday/Pentecost (Pinksterdag)
25 December Christmas Day (Eerste Kerstdag/Kerstmis) Thursday
26 December  Second Day of Christmas (Tweede Kerstdag) Friday

Note: 5 December (Sinterklaas), although not a public holiday, is widely observed as the day when Sinterklaas (a Santa Claus/Father Christmas-like character) gives presents to children.

Public Holidays Worldwide

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