The Dutch word for bank holiday/public holiday/legal holiday is feestdag
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Banks and shops are closed on public holidays and public transport is limited
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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
For information on public holidays around the world, see the following links:
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