The national holidays in the Netherlands are the following:
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! Date
! English name
! Dutch name
! Notes
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| 1 January
| New Year's Day
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| March or April
| Good Friday
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| This is a national holiday, but not a mandatory paid holiday and a normal workday for most employees. It is a popular day off due to the Easter weekend, especially the combination with Easter Monday.
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| March or April
| Easter
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| The Netherlands have a two-day holiday, called on Sunday and on Monday ( 'First Easter Day' and 'Second Easter Day' respectively)
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| 27 April
| King's Day
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| If 27 April falls on a Sunday, King's Day is celebrated on the 26th.
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| 5 May
| Liberation Day
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| This is a national holiday, but not a mandatory paid holiday for everyone. It is customary for many employers to grant a paid holiday every five years on this day.
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| Forty days after Easter
| Ascension Day
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| The subsequent Friday is a popular day off for many people, though it is not a paid holiday.
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| Seven weeks after Easter
| Pentecost
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| A two-day holiday (Sunday and the subsequent Monday), called and ( 'First Pentecost Day' and 'Second Pentecost Day' respectively)
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| 25–26 December
| Christmas Day
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| Like Easter and Pentecost, the Netherlands celebrate two days of Christmas, called and ( 'First Christmas Day' and 'Second Christmas Day' respectively)
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While there are other holidays which are widely celebrated, these are not officially recognised national holidays. They are as follows:
- Saint Nicholas's Eve (the eve of Sinterklaas, also called or ) on 5 December is not a national holiday, it is widely celebrated. Saint Nicholas' traditional name day is on 6 December; however, it is Saint Nicholas' Eve, the day before, which is the focus of celebrations in the Netherlands.
- In the south and east of the Netherlands, Carnival is celebrated on the three days before Ash Wednesday. The earliest possible date is on 1 February, the latest possible date is 9 March. Though not an official holiday, many people, particularly in the south, take the week off to celebrate. Schools in both regions schedule their spring holiday at the same time.
- There has been some debate over whether the Islamic holiday of Eid ul-Fitr (; ) should be a national holiday. This was met by opposition from right-wing political parties such as the PVV and SGP. For now, Eid ul-Fitr is not an official national holiday, but it usually justifies a day off for Islamic employees. Schools are still able to give additional days off for this purpose.