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:: Country:  Belgium
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:: Language: Dutch
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:: Author:   Guido van Rossum, CWI, Amsterdam <Guido.van.Rossum@cwi.nl>
::           Danny Backx <u27113@kb.be>
::           Jean Cayron <jean.cayron@gmail.com>
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:: Updated:
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:: Source:
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:: Metadata
country     "BE"
language    "nl"
:name        "optional - defaults to country name"
:description "(please add description in source language) National holiday file for Belgium"

:: Public Holidays
"Nieuwjaar"                         public on january 1
"Pasen - Feestdag"                  public religious on easter
"Paasmaandag"                       public on easter plus 1 day
"Feest van de Arbeid"               public on may 1
"Hemelvaart"                        public religious on easter plus 39 days
"Pinksteren"                        public religious on easter plus 49 days length 2 days
"Nationale feestdag"                public on july 21
"OLV Hemelvaart"                    public on august 15
"Allerheiligen"                     public on november 1
"Wapenstilstand"                    public on november 11
"Kerstmis"                          public religious on december 25

:: Religious
"Driekoningen"                      religious on january 6
"Vastenavond"                       religious on easter minus 47 days
"Aswoensdag"                        religious on easter minus 46 days
"Palmzondag"                        religious on easter minus 7 days
"Witte Donderdag"                   religious on easter minus 3 days
"Goede Vrijdag"                     religious on easter minus 2 days
"Sinterklaas"                       religious on december 06

:: Financial

:: Cultural
"Moederdag"                         cultural on every second sunday in may
"Vaderdag"                          cultural on every second sunday in june
"Vlaamse Gemeenschap feestdag"      cultural on july 11
"Franse Gemeenschap feestdag"       cultural on september 27
"Waalse feesten"                    cultural on every third sunday in september
"Duitstalige Gemeenschap feestdag"  cultural on november 15

:: School

:: Daylight Saving

:: Seasons

:: Name Days


:: To be sorted
"Lichtmis"                          civil on february 2
"Allerzielen"                       civil on november 2
"Tweede kerstdag"                   civil on december 26
"Oudjaar"                           civil on december 31