National days off

We have stepped confidently into 2023, and the DB Work team is in the process of recruiting specialists for the naval, industrial, construction, logistic fields. If you would like to work in the Netherlands with some of the leading employers in these fields, you can contact us at job@dbwork.com.   

And because we want to help every DB Work contributor as much as we can, we offer dozens of guides about the Netherlands and life in the country. Today is no exception as we have a list of all the national holidays in the Netherlands in 2023 for you.

• 1 January, Sunday - New Year's Day - This is a public holiday when no one works. It is also the only national day off in January.
• 14 February, Tuesday - Valentine's Day - We already know that on this day we celebrate love and love for our loved ones. It's a religious but also a commercial holiday for Dutch people everywhere.
• 7 April, Friday - Good Friday - A religious holiday of the utmost importance for the Dutch celebrating the Crucifixion of Jesus. 
• 9 April, Sunday - Easter Sunday - One of the most religious days of the year is also designated a national holiday for the Netherlands. 
• 10 April, Monday - Easter Monday - Religious holiday and national holiday for the second day of Easter.
• 27 April, Thursday - King's Birthday - A national holiday specific to the Netherlands celebrating the birthday of King Willem-Alexander.
• 4 May, Thursday - Remembrance Day - A special holiday to remember all those who fell in service during the Second World War
• 5 May, Friday - Liberation Day - A very important holiday for the Netherlands as 5 May celebrates liberation from Nazi Germany.
• 14 May, Sunday - Mother's Day - On this national day, the Dutch celebrate their mothers, celebrating the idea of motherhood and showing how much it means to each of them.
• 18 May, Thursday - Ascension Day - Always celebrated on the 40th day after Easter.
• 28 May, Sunday - Pentecost - Commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit and is a national holiday.
• 29 May, Monday - Monday after Pentecost 
• 18 June, Sunday - Father's Day - The Dutch do celebrate Father's Day and have made it a national holiday.
• 5 November, Sunday - All Saints' Day - The first Sunday in November is always cause for a religious celebration of all the saints.
• 5 December, Tuesday - St. Nicholas Eve - Very important to the Dutch, a holiday with a lot of history behind it. Specific only to the Netherlands
• 6 December, Wednesday - St. Nicholas Day - St Nicholas Day is celebrated throughout the West.
• 24 December, Sunday - Christmas Eve
• 25 December, Monday - Christmas Day
• 26 December, Tuesday - Christmas Day
• 31 December, Sunday - New Year's Eve

These are all days when you'll be able to plan trips and holidays, and if you're planning to get a job, it's even more important to be organized. 

Contact the DB Work team or send us your CV at job@dbwork.com. Don't forget to take a daily look at our list of available job vacancies. And when it comes to the benefits of an intermediary contract with DB Work in the Netherlands, we invite you to discover the complete list of advantages in our article.