Belgium : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Pentecost holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 3, 2022
School holidays :
Pentecost
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Sunday June 5, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
Whit Monday
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Monday June 6, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Seven weeks after Easter Monday -Marking the day the Holy Spirit entered the disciples left behind and the beginning of their ministry.
Pentecost holiday (end)
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Tuesday June 7, 2022
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday June 12, 2022
cards/flowers : except in Antwert
General strike
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Monday June 20, 2022
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday July 1, 2022
School holidays :
Flemish community Day (state of Flanders only)
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Monday July 11, 2022
Secular holiday : Applies to the Flemish-speaking civil servants Celebrates the Battle of the Golden Spurs (11 July 1302)
International Street Theatre Festival
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Friday July 15, 2022
Culture : Lasts 5 days -
www.gentsefeesten.be in Ghent 2022 edition confirmed
National Day
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Thursday July 21, 2022
Secular holiday : Celebrates the 1831 separation from the Netherlands, as well as the formal establishment of the kingdom. Leopold I of Saxe-Coburg was crowned and supported the constitution drawn up by National Congress. Paid holiday when falling on Sunday (Labour law 4 Jan 1974)
Le Tapis de Fleurs de Bruxelles
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Sunday August 14, 2022
Culture : Http://www.flowercarpet.be/ on Brussels Grand'Place 2022 edition confirmed
Assumption
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Monday August 15, 2022
Catholic : Dogma defined by the Catholic Church on November 1, 1950, when Pope Pius XII declared that at the end of her life, Mary's body and soul were assumed into Heaven.
F1 Grand Prix
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Sunday August 28, 2022
Sports events : Www.formula1.com in Spa-Francorchamps - Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2022 edition confirmed
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday August 29, 2022
School holidays :
Rosh Hashanah
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Monday September 26, 2022
cards/flowers : Jewish New Year NOT a public holiday
French Community Day
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Tuesday September 27, 2022
Secular holiday : Applies to the French-speaking community civil servants
Namur - Festival international du film
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Friday September 30, 2022
Culture : Www.fiff.be in Namur 2022 edition confirmed
Brussels Marathon
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Sunday October 2, 2022
Sports events : Www.bruxelles.be 2022 edition confirmed
Gand. Flanders International Film Festival
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Tuesday October 11, 2022
Culture : Http://www.filmfestival.be in Gent 2022 edition confirmed
European Open
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Sunday October 16, 2022
Sports events : Https://www.atptour.com in Antwerp 2022 edition confirmed
All Saints - Herfstvakantie (beginning)
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Friday October 21, 2022
School holidays :
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday October 30, 2022
Special Events : At 1:00 a.m. local times
All Saints' Day
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Tuesday November 1, 2022
Catholic : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837. (World Book Encyclopedia)
Civil Servants holiday
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Wednesday November 2, 2022
Secular holiday :
All Souls' Day
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Saturday November 5, 2022
cards/flowers :
All Saints - Herfstvakantie (end)
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Monday November 7, 2022
School holidays :
Liberation Day 1918
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Friday November 11, 2022
Secular holiday : Commemmorates the end of World War I on 11th November 1918. The armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Paid holiday when falling on Sunday (Labour law 4 Jan 1974)
Civil Servants holiday
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Tuesday November 15, 2022
Secular holiday : Dynasty Day German-speaking community celebration
Hanukkah
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Friday December 2, 2022
cards/flowers : Commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt (2nd century BC) NOT a public holiday
Saint Nicholas
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Tuesday December 6, 2022
cards/flowers : A festival for children related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts.
Christmas holiday - Kerstvakantie (beginning)
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Friday December 23, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.
Banks are closed
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Monday December 26, 2022
Banks only :
Civil Servants holiday
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Monday December 26, 2022
Secular holiday : Boxing Day