1995 Holidays and Events in Flemish Community, Belgium

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1995, Sun	New Year's Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Nouvel An / Nieuwjaar) under Loi du 4 janvier 1974.
	4/16/1995, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory jour ferie legal.
	4/17/1995, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Lundi de Paques / Paasmaandag).
	5/1/1995, Mon	Labour Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Fete du Travail / Dag van de Arbeid).
	5/25/1995, Thu	Ascension Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Ascension / Onze-Lieve-Heer-Hemelvaart).
	5/26/1995, 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.
	6/5/1995, Mon	Whit Monday
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Lundi de Pentecote / Pinkstermaandag). Formula: Easter plus 50 days.
	7/11/1995, Tue	Feestdag van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap
Note A community-level non-working day under the Decree of 6 July 1973 (Cultuurraad voor de Nederlandse Cultuurgemeenschap). Commemorates the Battle of the Golden Spurs (11 July 1302). IMPORTANT SCOPE: applies ONLY to Flemish Community public employees (Flemish government, Dutch-language public education, Dutch-language public broadcasters, Dutch-language institutions in the Brussels-Capital Region). Private-sector employees in Flanders are NOT legally entitled to paid leave — subject to sectoral CCT.
	7/21/1995, Fri	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.
	8/15/1995, Tue	Assumption of Mary
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Assomption / O.L.V.-Hemelvaart). Catholic feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
	11/1/1995, Wed	All Saints' Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Toussaint / Allerheiligen).
	11/11/1995, Sat	Armistice Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Armistice / Wapenstilstand). Commemorates the 11 November 1918 armistice ending World War I.
	12/25/1995, Mon	Christmas Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Noel / Kerstmis). The Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

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