Public Holidays
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Holland has staggered holidays and therefore not everyone has holidays at the same time. There are a couple of weeks’ difference. The staggered holidays were introduced to reduce extremely busy situations and traffic jams.
Below is an overview of school holidays and public holidays in Holland in 2011 and 2012.
2011
Public Holidays
| New Year’s Day | January 1 |
| Good Friday | April 22 |
| Easter | April 24 ,25 |
| Queen’s Day | April 30 |
| Liberation Day | May 5 |
| Ascension Day | June 2 |
| Whitsun Weekend | June 12, 13 |
| Christmas | December 25, 26 |
2011
School Holidays
| Spring holidays: | 19 - 27 February | |
| May holidays: | 30 April - 8 May | |
| Christmas holidays: | 24 December 2011 - 8 January 2012 | |
| Summer holidays: | Northern provinces | 16 July - 4 September |
| Central Holland | 2 July - 21 August | |
| Southern provinces | 9 July - 28 August | |
| Autumn holidays | Northern provinces and central Holland | 15 - 23 October |
| Southern provinces | 22 - 30 October |
2012
Public Holidays
| New Year’s Day | January 1 |
| Good Friday | April 6 |
| Easter | April 8, 9 |
| Queen’s Day | April 30 |
| Liberation Day | May 5 |
| Ascension Day | May 17 |
| Whitsun Weekend | May 27, 28 |
| Christmas | December 25, 26 |
2012
School Holidays
| May holidays: | 28 April - 6 May | |
| Christmas holidays: | 22 December 2012 - 6 January 2013 | |
| Spring holidays: | Northern provinces | 25 February - 4 March |
| Central Holland | 18 February - 26 February | |
| Southern provinces | 18 February - 26 February | |
| Summer holidays: | Northern provinces | 14 July - 2 September |
| Central Holland | 7 July - 26 August | |
| Southern provinces | 30 June - 19 August | |
| Autumn holidays: | Northern provinces | 20 - 28 October |
| Central Holland and southern provinces | 13 - 21 October |
