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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 2017
1st January - New Year's Day
16th April - Easter Sunday
17th April - Easter Monday
27th April - King's Birthday
4th May - National Remembrance Day
5th May - Liberation Day
25th May - Ascension Day
4th June - Whit Sunday
5th June - Whit Monday
25th December - Christmas Day
26th December - Second Christmas Day