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 Public Holidays in the Netherlands

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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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