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:: Country:  Belgium
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:: Language: French
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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    "fr"
:name        "optional - defaults to country name"
:description "(please add description in source language) National holiday file for Belgium"

:: Public Holidays
"Jour de l'an"                                    weekend on january 1
"Pâques"                                          weekend on easter
"Lundi de Pâques"                                 weekend on easter plus 1 day
"Fête du travail"                                 weekend on may 1
"Ascencion"                                       weekend on easter plus 39 days
"Pentecôte"                                       weekend on easter plus 49 days
"Lundi de Pentecôte"                              weekend on easter plus 50 days
"Fête nationale - Férié"                          weekend on july 21
"Assomption"                                      weekend on august 15
"Toussaint"                                       weekend on november 1
"Armistice"                                       weekend on november 11
"Noël"                                            weekend on december 25

:: Religious
"Épiphanie"                                       on january 6
"Mardi-gras"                                      on easter minus 47 days
"Mercredi des cendres"                            on easter minus 46 days
"Dimanche des rameaux"                            on easter minus 7 days
"Jeudi saint"                                     on easter minus 3 days
"Vendredi saint"                                  on easter minus 2 days
"Saint Nicolas"                                   on december 06
"Saint-Sylvestre"                                 on december 31

:: Financial

:: Cultural
"Fête des mères"                                  on every second sunday in may
"Fête des pères"                                  on every third sunday in june
"Fête de la Communauté flamande"                  on july 11
"Fête de la Communauté française de Belgique"     on september 27
"Fêtes de Wallonie"                               on every third sunday in september
"Fête de la Communauté germanophone de Belgique"  on november 15

:: School

:: Daylight Saving

:: Seasons

:: Name Days


:: To be sorted
"Chandeleur"                                      on february 2
"Jour des morts"                                  on november 2
