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If time off is given on these days, it is usually a mandatory day off work, subtracted from workers' time off, whereas other National Holidays don't count towards vacation time.

Liberation Day is a National Holiday (with time off work) once every 5 years.

Time off isn't given for Remembrance of the dead (a National Holiday) or Saint Nicholas' eve (not a National Holiday).

The government also recognizes the period from Christmas until January 1st as 'equivalent' to holidays for the purpose of filings/payments to or by the government; if a term ends on such a day, the term is extended.

External links

1. No Author. Netherlands Holidays. No Date. 10 Feb. 2006. <http://crashdatabase.com/computers/97/netherlands-holidays.html>
2. CIA. Netherlands. 10 Jan. 2006. 10 Feb. 2006. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/nl.html>
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