1997 Holidays and Events in French Community, Belgium

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1997, Wed	New Year's Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Nouvel An / Nieuwjaar) under Loi du 4 janvier 1974.
	3/30/1997, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory jour ferie legal.
	3/31/1997, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Lundi de Paques / Paasmaandag).
	5/1/1997, Thu	Labour Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Fete du Travail / Dag van de Arbeid).
	5/8/1997, Thu	Ascension Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Ascension / Onze-Lieve-Heer-Hemelvaart).
	5/9/1997, 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.
	5/19/1997, Mon	Whit Monday
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Lundi de Pentecote / Pinkstermaandag). Formula: Easter plus 50 days.
	7/21/1997, 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.
	8/15/1997, Fri	Assumption of Mary
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Assomption / O.L.V.-Hemelvaart). Catholic feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
	9/27/1997, Sat	Fete de la Communaute francaise
Note A community-level non-working day under the Decree of the Communaute francaise of 20 July 1975. Commemorates the 27 September 1830 victory of the Belgian Revolution in Brussels. IMPORTANT SCOPE: applies ONLY to French Community public employees (Wallonia + French-language institutions in Brussels-Capital, excluding the German-speaking Community). Private-sector employees are NOT entitled — subject to sectoral CCT.
	11/1/1997, Sat	All Saints' Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Toussaint / Allerheiligen).
	11/11/1997, Tue	Armistice Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Armistice / Wapenstilstand). Commemorates the 11 November 1918 armistice ending World War I.
	12/25/1997, Thu	Christmas Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Noel / Kerstmis). The Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

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