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 2009

1 January	New Year’s Day/Nieuwjaarsdag/oudejaarsavond (Thursday)
10 April	Good Friday/Goede Vrijdag. National holiday, government offices and schools close; many businesses remain open
12 April	Easter Sunday/Paasdag
13 April	Easter Monday/Tweede Paasdag
30 April	Queen’s Birthday/Koninginnedag (Thursday)
21 May	Ascension Day/Hemelvaartsdag (Thursday)
4 May	Remembrance Day/Dodenherdenking (Monday). Two minutes silence observed at 20:00
5 May	Liberation Day/Bevrijdingsdag (Tuesday). Celebrated every year but a public holiday only every five years: next 2010
1 June	Whit Monday/Pentecost/Pinksterdag
25 December	Christmas Day/Eerste Kerstdag/Kerstmis (Friday)
26 December	Second Day of Christmas/Tweede Kerstdag (Saturday)

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

For information on public holidays around the world, see the following links:

UK: Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
US: Office of Personnel Management
The World: Jours-Feries.com
The World: TimeandDate.com
The World: Q++ Studio

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