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A calendar of the national vacation days when businesses, schools and banks close and people get the day off across 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
Public Holidays 2022
- 1st January - New Year's Day
- 15th April - Good Friday
- 17th April Easter Sunday
- 18th April Easter Monday
- 27th April - King's Birthday
- 4th May - National Remembrance Day
- 5th May - Liberation Day
- 26th May - Ascension Day
- 5th June -Whit Sunday
- 6th June - Whit Monday
- 25th December - Christmas Day
- 26th December - Second Christmas Day
For a list of Public Holiday dates for the current year