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Netherlands observances

2 source-backed records whose verified scope explicitly identifies Netherlands. This is an observance index, not a public-holiday calendar.

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Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag)

5 May annually · Netherlands / public holiday

Dutch government and National Committee sources verify May 5 Liberation Day, its 1946 establishment, 1968 fixed-date rule and current official public-holiday status; employee day-off entitl…

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Remembrance Day

4 May annually; national two-minute silence at 20:00 · Netherlands / national remembrance observance

Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei documents the post-war origin of the National Remembrance tradition, the 1946 national framework, later government decisions, and the current 4 May observance wi…