Country Information
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Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam
Time Zone: GMT +1
Currency: Euro
International Dialling Code in: +31
International Dialling Code out: 00
Country ID: NL
Public Holidays and Other Events
| Holiday
| Date
| 2009
| 2010
|
| New Year's Day
| 1 January
| Jan 1
| Jan 1
|
| Carnival
| The Monday in February preceding Ash Wednesday
| Feb 23
| Feb 15
|
| Good Friday
| Friday before Easter Sunday
| Apr 10
| Apr 2
|
| Easter Monday
| Monday after Easter Sunday
| Apr 13
| Apr 5
|
| Queen's Birthday
| 30 April
| Apr 30
| Apr 30
|
| Ascension
| 39 days after Easter Sunday - always on a Thursday
| May 21
| May 13
|
| Whit Sunday (Pentecost)
| 7 weeks after Easter Sunday
| May 31
| May 23
|
| Whit Monday
| 7 weeks after Easter Monday
| Jun 1
| May 24
|
| St Nicholas Eve (Sinter Klass)
| 5 December - unofficial half-day holiday
| Dec 5
| Dec 5
|
| Christmas Day
| 25 December
| Dec 25
| Dec 25
|
| Boxing Day
| 26 December
| Dec 26
| Dec 26
|
Holidays shown in blue are public holidays and are observed by most or all of the country's regions.
2012 dates are now available in our Gold Membership Area
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