Monday 17^th March 2008

Time Out!

Public holiday, bank holiday, feestdag; call it what you will, days off and long weekends such as the Easter break coming up this month can be a beacon on a worker's annual calendar. The Netherlands has eleven official national holidays (two of which always fall on Sundays) over the course of a year. 

What's open, what's not

Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag), which falls on 5 May, is celebrated annually but only taken as a public holiday every fifth year (next one in 2010), although some companies may give their staff the day off each year. And 5 December (Sinterklaas), although not a public holiday, is a celebration day especially for children, marking the day when Sinterklaas delivers them presents. 

In some countries (notably the UK), public holidays that fall on a weekend are officially replaced by a day off the following Monday, but this is not the case in the Netherlands. However some businesses may chose to take the day as holiday on the previous Friday or following Monday.

• Find out about all the national holidays this year with the Public Holidays in the Netherlands INFOrmation Page
• And find out, too, how the Dutch School Holidays might affect your plans over the next few months

And if you want to make the most of the coming break, find out about special events in the region by browsing the What's On Guide.

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