Public holidays in Netherlands

Public holidays in Netherlands are roughly divided into three categories: national holidays, public holidays and other holidays.



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[hide] *1 National public holidays  ==National holidays[ Edit] == The following holidays as national holidays in Netherlands are referred to:
 * public holidays 2
 * 3 Roman Catholic Church
 * 4 Other national public holidays
 * 5 local holidays

5 May is designated as the annual national holiday since 1990 . This brought an end to the situation that may 5, only once in every five years was a national holiday. This does not mean, however, that employees on this day by definition are free. That is, as with all holidays, depending on the material (collective) employment contract with the employer. ==HP holidays[ Edit] == Public holidays in the Netherlands are designated in the General extension of time limits Act and other laws. The are nearly all Christian holidays:
 * 27 april - Koningsdag
 * may 5 - Liberation Day (only European Netherlands)

Most people have these days off, except on Good Friday and Liberation Day. Good Friday is sometimes a (compulsory) day off, depending on the ideological slant of the employer. Normally assumes that the employee at 3 p.m., the hour when Jesus died on the cross according to the Christian tradition, in his or her parish church can be present.
 * 1 January new year's day -
 * The day after the day of the on a BES-Island Carnival parade held (only the BES-Island)
 * Good Friday -crucifixion of Jesus (not a public holiday but often assimilated)
 * First and second day of Easter
 * Labor day - may 1 (only BES Islands)
 * Ascension Day -39 days after Easter
 * First Day Of Pentecost (Whit Sunday)-49 days after Easter
 * Whit Monday (Whit Monday)-50 days after Easter (only European Netherlands)
 * Dia di Himno y Bandera - 6 september (only Bonaire)
 * Statia Day - 16 november ( St. Eustatius only)
 * Saba Day -first Friday in december (only Saba)
 * Christmas and boxing day - 25 and 26 december

As regards the wage calculation are public holidays in the working conditions usually equated with Sundays. The Sunday charge applies for this designated public holidays. ==Roman-Catholic Church[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Catholic Church in the Netherlands has five mandatory public holidays: solemnity of Mary, mother of God, Ascension Day, assumption of Mary, All Saints ' day and Christmas. In Netherlands are the only days that do not fall on a Sunday on which Catholics are obliged to attend mass to a full to the first of the five commandments of the Church to meet. ==Other national public holidays<span class="mw-editsection" len="359" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="129" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Further, a number of holidays that Netherlands has not universally respected, and that is not legally recognized are:

==Local Holidays<span class="mw-editsection" len="347" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In addition, there are also local holidays, often available in the city or region a free day. (This list is not yet complete).
 * February 14 - Valentine's day
 * Variable - Carnival
 * 3rd Thursday of april-Secretary day
 * may 1 - labour day (European Netherlands)
 * 2nd Sunday of may- mother's day
 * 3rd Sunday of June- father's day
 * 3rd Tuesday of september- Prinsjesdag
 * 4 October - animal day
 * 11 november - Sint Maarten
 * 5 december - Saint Nicholas
 * 15 december - Kingdom day and Naturalisatiedag


 * 28 August - siege of Groningen (in Groningen)
 * 1st Monday of September- Elster horse fair (in the municipality of Overbetuwe)
 * 3 October - Leiden Dismayed (in Lead)
 * 8 October - Alkmaar Dismayed (in Alkmaar )