National Holidays
Nationale Feestdagen
Feasts
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Date
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Description
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New Year’s Eve
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1 January | |
| Easter Holiday | April & March | |
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King’s Day
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27 April
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On the birthday of the King, there are big parties in the streets and the color orange is everywhere. And people let you display whatever they want to sell on the streets
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Feast of the Ascension of Christ
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May
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Forty days after Easter
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Liberation day
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5 May
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Anniversary of the end of Nazi Germany’s occupation during World War II
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Pentecostal
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May
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Ten days after the Feast of the Ascension of Christ
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Saint Nicholas
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December 5
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the legendary man and the delegation accompanying him, roam all over the city or village, distributing gifts and messages to all, especially to the children.
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Christmas
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December 25
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| New Ye ar’sEve | December 31 |