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June 2019 Important Dates & Holidays

By Connect International | May 31, 2019May 13, 2019 | Events

5th May – 4th June – Ramada
4th June – Eid (Suikerfeest)
8th June – Luilak
9th June – Pentecost/Whitsun (1e Pinksterdag)
10th June – Pentecost Monday / Whit Monday (2e Pinksterdag)
16th June – Fathers Day (Vaderdag)
21st June – Summer Solstice – longest day of the year

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May 2019 Important Dates & Holidays

By Connect International | April 30, 2019May 9, 2019 | Events

1st May – Labour Day (Dag van de Arbeid)
4th May – Star Wars Day (May the 4th be with you)
4th May – Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking)
5th May – Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag)
5th May – Cinco de Mayo
5th May – 4th June – Ramadan
12th May – Mothers Day (Moederdag)
30th May – Ascension Day (Hemelvaartsdag)

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Bevrijdings Festival

By Connect International | April 29, 2019May 9, 2019 | Dutchness, Events, Places to go, Things to see

On May 5, the Netherlands celebrates its freedom throughout the country at the various Bevrijdings Festivals, Liberation Festivals in English. All major cities have their own plans for the day. These are the plans for the three big cities in the north of the Netherlands.

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April 2019 Important Dates & Holidays

By Connect International | March 31, 2019April 3, 2019 | Events

1st April – April Fool’s Day
14th April – Palm Sunday
18th April – Secretary Day (Secretaressedag )
19th April – Good Friday
19th April – Passover begins at sundown, lasts 8 days
21st April – Easter Sunday (1e Paasdag)
22nd April – Easter Monday (2e Paasdag)
26th April – Arbor Day
27th April – Kings Day (Koningsdag)

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March 2019 Important Dates & Holidays

By Connect International | February 28, 2019January 30, 2019 | Events

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February 2019 Important Dates & Holidays

By Connect International | January 31, 2019January 30, 2019 | Events

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January 2019 Important Dates & Holidays

By Connect International | January 1, 2019January 30, 2019 | Events

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December 2018 Important Dates & Holidays

By Connect International | December 1, 2018August 2, 2018 | Events

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2018 Christmas Markets in the North of the Netherlands

By Connect International | November 12, 2018November 9, 2018 | Events

During November and December you will find a number of special markets take place across the North of the Netherlands as people prepare for the holidays. Here is an overview of some of the markets this holiday season.

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November 2018 Important Dates & Holidays

By Connect International | November 1, 2018August 2, 2018 | Events

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