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Lists of holidays by various categorizations.
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References
- ↑ Is Goede Vrijdag een vrije dag? in Dutch, on rijksoverheid.nl
- ↑ Is Bevrijdingsdag (5 mei) een vrije dag? in Dutch, on rijksoverheid.nl
- ↑ "Public holidays in the Netherlands".
- ↑ Is Hemelvaartsdag een vrije dag? in Dutch, on rijksoverheid.nl
- 1 2 On which public holidays are schools closed in the Netherlands? Rijksoverheid (Dutch government)
