PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN
THE NETHERLANDS

 

The following is a sample illustration of the schedule of public holidays in the Netherlands in the Gregorian calendar and in the Aristean calendar:

 

MTH

DATE

HOLIDAY

GRE-

GORIAN

ARISTEAN

PRE-

SENCE

DAY

(DATE)

HOLI-DAYS

JAN

1

New Year’s Day

Yes

Yes

Mon (1)

1

FEB

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

APR

?
?

30

Good Friday (Fri)
Easter Monday (Mon)

Queen’s Birthday

Yes
Yes

Yes

No
No

Yes

 

 

Tue (30)

1

MAY

22
23

?

Christmas Eve
Christmas Day

Ascension Thursday (40th day from Easter)

No
No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Thu (22)
Fri (23)

2

JUN

?

 

31

Whit Monday (50 days from Easter)

Leap Year Day

Yes

 

No

No

 

Yes

 

 

LYD (31)

1

JUL

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUG

17
19
20

Crucifixion Day
Resurrection Eve
Resurrection Day

No
No

No

Yes
Yes
Yes

Sat (17)
Mon (19)
Tue (20)

2

SEP

30

Ascension

No

Yes

Sun (30)

1

OCT

1

Whit Monday

No

Yes

Mon (1)

1

NOV

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEC

25

26
31

Christmas Day

Boxing Day
World Peace Day

Yes

Yes
No

No

No
Yes



WPD (31)

1

TOTAL

8

10

 

10

 

Please note:

  1. A ? in the DATE column indicates that the date when the holiday is observed in the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year.
  2. The public holidays in the Aristean calendar have fixed dates and day of week.
  3. There are eight?(8) public holidays per year in the Gregorian calendar.
  4. There are nine (9) public holidays per year in the Aristean calendar in common years and ten (10) in leap years.?The tenth is Leap Year Day.
  5. Good Friday is replaced by Crucifixion Day, August 17, Saturday; Easter Monday by Resurrection Day, August 20, Tuesday.?Crucifixion Day and Resurrection Eve is equivalent to only one public holiday.?Since Crucifixion Day falls on a Saturday, the Monday following it is declared as public holiday in lieu of the Saturday holiday.
  6. Christmas Day is presently observed on December 25 but in the Aristean calendar, it will be observed on its correct date, May 23, a Friday.? Christmas Eve, May 22, Thursday replaces the December 26 Boxing Day holiday.?This gives a four-day-long weekend: May 22-25.
  7. World Peace Day, December 31, a no-weekday, is observed as a holiday worldwide.?This gives a four-day-long weekend, December 29, Saturday; December 30, Sunday; December 31, World Peace Day; and January 1, New Year’s Day.
  8. Every leap year, a holiday worldwide is observed when the leap day is inserted or intercalated into the calendar to keep the calendar in step with the seasons.?This is held on June 31, a no-weekday, giving a three-day long weekend: June 29, Saturday; June 30, Sunday; and June 31, a no-weekday Leap Year Day holiday.
  9. Whit Monday is the Monday after seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating Pentecost.?Actually, the 40th day from the resurrection of Jesus is on September 30 in the Aristean.?The next day after the ascension was the Festival of Tabernacles or Shelter of the Jews.?The speaking in tongues happened during this pilgrim festival and not during Pentecost.?Hence, Whit Monday could be celebrated on October 1.
  10. All holidays are subject to government regulations.

If you have any questions about these public holidays in the Netherlands or about the Aristean calendar, please post them in the public forum at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristeancalendar.?

 

File:?holidays-nl.htm        ?Last updated:?2005 March 3

 

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