Working Practices: (bank holidays) these holidays are a mixture of secular and religious holidays.
National public holidays of Belgium in 2012
January 1 - New Years Day
January 6 - Epiphany Not a public holiday
April 9 - Easter Monday Monday after Easter Sunday
May 1 - Labour Day
May 17 - Ascension Day 40 days after Easter
May 28 - Whitmonday 7th Monday after Easter. Also Known as Pentecost Monday
July 11 - Celebration of the Golden Spurs Day of the Flemish Community
July 21 - National holiday Independence Day
August 15 - Assumption Day Assumption of Mary
September 27 - French Community Holiday observed only by the French Community
November 1 - All Saints Day
November 11 - Armistice Day
November 15 - Day of the German-speaking Community of Belgium German-speaking Community
December 25 - Christmas Day
