Public holidays in Belgium

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The following is a list of Belgian public holidays together with their names in Dutch, French, and German.

Holiday	Date	Dutch	French	German
New Year's Day	January 3	nl:Nieuwjaar	fr:Nouvel An	de:Neujahr
Easter	varying	nl:Pasen	fr:Pâques	de:Ostern
Easter Monday	varying	nl:Paasmaandag	fr:Lundi de Pâques	de:Ostermontag
Labour Day	May 1	nl:Dag van de arbeid	fr:Fête du Travail	de:Tag der Arbeit
Ascension	6th Thursday after Easter	nl:Onze Lieve Heer hemelvaart	fr:Ascension	de:Christi Himmelfahrt
Pentecost	7th Sunday after Easter	nl:Pinksteren	fr:Pentecôte	de:Pfingsten
Pentecost Monday	7th Monday after Easter	nl:Pinkstermaandag	fr:Lundi de Pentecôte	de:Pfingstmontag
Day of the Flemish Community	July 11	nl:Feest van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap	observed in Flanders only	observed in Flanders only
National holiday	July 21	nl:Nationale feestdag	fr:Fête nationale	de:Nationalfeiertag
Assumption of Mary	August 15	nl:Onze Lieve Vrouw hemelvaart	fr:Assomption	de:Mariä Himmelfahrt
Day of the French Community of Belgium	September 27	observed in Wallonia only	fr:Fête de la Communauté française de Belgique	observed in Wallonia only
All Saints	November 1	nl:Allerheiligen	fr:Toussaint	de:Allerheiligen
Armistice Day	November 11	nl:Wapenstilstand	fr:Jour de l'armistice	de:Waffenstillstand
Day of the German-speaking Community of Belgium	November 15	observed in the German-speaking region only	observed in the German-speaking region only	de:Tag der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens
Christmas	December 25	nl:Kerstmis	fr:Noël	de:Weihnacht

The feasts of the Epiphany (January 6), Saint Valentine (February 14), All Souls (November 2), and Saint Nicholas (December 6) are also celebrated in Belgium, although they are not public holidays.