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 Public Holidays in Belgium

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  • The French for public holiday is jour ferié, in Dutch it is feestdag
  • Belgian organisations and businesses close on public holidays
  • Police stations and hospitals do not close
  • When a public holiday falls on a Thursday or Tuesday, many companies "make the bridge" (de brug maken/faire le pont) by taking off the Friday or Monday so creating a very long weekend.
National Public Holidays in Belgium 2008
1 January

New Year's Day (Nieuwjaar / Nouvel An / Neujahr) (Tuesday)

23 March  Easter Sunday (Pasen / Pâques / Ostern)
24 March

Easter Monday (Paasmaandag / Lundi de Pâques) 

1 May

Labour Day (Dag van de arbeid / Fête du Travail / Tag der Arbeit) (Thursday)

1 May

Ascension Day (Onze Lieve Heer hemelvaart / Ascension / Christi Himmelfahrt) (Thursday)

11 May

Pentecost (Pinksteren / Pentecôte / Pfingsten) (Sunday)

12 May

Whit Monday (Pinkstermaandag / Lundi de Pentecôte / Pfingstmontag)  

21 July

Independence Day (Nationale feestdag / Fête nationale / Nationalfeiertag) (Monday)

15 August

Assumption Day (Onze Lieve Vrouw hemelvaart / Assomption / Mariä Himmelfahrt) (Friday)

1 November

All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen / Toussaint / Allerheiligen) (Saturday)

11 November

Armistice Day (Wapenstilstand / Jour de l'armistice / Waffenstillstand) (Tuesday)

25 December

Christmas Day (Kerstmis / Noël / Weihnacht) (Thursday)

Public Holidays Worldwide

For information on public holidays around the world, see the following links: