2003 Holidays and Events in Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2003, Wed	New Year's Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Nouvel An / Nieuwjaar) under Loi du 4 janvier 1974.
	4/20/2003, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory jour ferie legal.
	4/21/2003, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Lundi de Paques / Paasmaandag).
	5/1/2003, Thu	Labour Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Fete du Travail / Dag van de Arbeid).
	5/8/2003, Thu	Iris Day
Note A regional non-working day under the Ordonnance de la Region de Bruxelles-Capitale of 26 June 2003. Also called Fete de l'Iris / Irisfeest. Symbolic date: the iris (symbol of the Region), Saint Michael's feast (patron of Brussels), and the anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender in 1945. IMPORTANT SCOPE: applies ONLY to Brussels-Capital Region public employees. Private-sector employees are NOT entitled.
	5/29/2003, Thu	Ascension Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Ascension / Onze-Lieve-Heer-Hemelvaart).
	5/30/2003, Fri	Day after Ascension (Bank Closure)
Note A BANK closure day — Fri 15 May 2026 (Vendredi de l'Ascension / Brugdag / Day after Ascension). NOT a statutory jour ferie legal under Loi 4 Jan 1974; NBB (Nationale Bank van Belgie / Banque Nationale de Belgique) officially closes on this date. Widely observed as a pont bridge day, particularly by Belgian banks.
	6/9/2003, Mon	Whit Monday
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Lundi de Pentecote / Pinkstermaandag). Formula: Easter plus 50 days.
	7/21/2003, Mon	Belgian National Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Fete nationale / Nationale feestdag). Commemorates the 21 July 1831 accession of Leopold I as first King of the Belgians.
	8/15/2003, Fri	Assumption of Mary
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Assomption / O.L.V.-Hemelvaart). Catholic feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
	11/1/2003, Sat	All Saints' Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Toussaint / Allerheiligen).
	11/11/2003, Tue	Armistice Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Armistice / Wapenstilstand). Commemorates the 11 November 1918 armistice ending World War I.
	12/25/2003, Thu	Christmas Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Noel / Kerstmis). The Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

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