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The Netherlands has 9 main holidays. The Holiday s in the Netherlands are:


DateEnglish NameLocal NameRemarks
January 1 New Year's Day ''Nieuwjaar''The day before is called "Old Year's Day" and not "New Year's Eve."
March/April Easter ''Pasen''The Dutch celebrate two days of Easter (on Sunday and the subsequent Monday).
April 30 Queen's Day ''Koninginnedag''Originally, ''Koninginnedag'' was celebrated on the birthday of the queen,
Queen's day is nowadays celebrated on the birthday of the late Queen-mother ( Juliana ), as better weather is expected. If April 30 is a Sunday, Koninginnedag is celebrated on the April 29 .
May 4 Remembrance Of The Dead ''Dodenherdenking''Remembrance of all members of the armed forces and civilians of the Kingdom of the Netherlands who died in war situations or peacekeeping missions since the outbreak of the Second World War .
May 5 Liberation Day ''Bevrijdingsdag''Celebration of the 1945 capitulation of German forces in World War II . Celebrated every year, but as of 2000, an official holiday once every 5 years.
40 days after Easter Ascension Day ''Hemelvaartsdag'' 
7 weeks after Easter Pentecost ''Pinksteren''The Dutch celebrate two days of Pentecost (on Sunday and the subsequent Monday).
December 5 Saint Nicholas ' Eve Sinterklaas A predecessor of Santa Claus , Sinterklaas gives presents to the children. This is not an official holiday but it is widely observed.
December 25 , December 26 Christmas ''Kerstmis''The Dutch celebrate two days of Christmas: ''Eerste Kerstdag'' (the first day of Christmas) and ''Tweede Kerstdag'' (the second day of Christmas).



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#No Author. Netherlands Holidays. No Date. 10 Feb. 2006.
#CIA. Netherlands. 10 Jan. 2006. 10 Feb. 2006.