Netherlands (North Region) : 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
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Friday June 3, 2022 | Pentecost holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Tuesday June 7, 2022 | Pentecost holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday July 15, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday August 29, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday October 14, 2022 | Autumn holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday October 24, 2022 | Autumn holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Saturday December 24, 2022 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Pentecost holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 3, 2022
School holidays :
Pentecost holiday (end)
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Tuesday June 7, 2022
School holidays :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday July 15, 2022
School holidays :
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday August 29, 2022
School holidays :
Autumn holiday (beginning)
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Friday October 14, 2022
School holidays :
Autumn holiday (end)
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Monday October 24, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Saturday December 24, 2022
School holidays : Early release due to Covid epidemics
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.