Public Holidays in the Netherlands

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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