1964 Holidays and Events in German-speaking Community, Belgium

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1964, Wed	New Year's Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Nouvel An / Nieuwjaar) under Loi du 4 janvier 1974.
	3/29/1964, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory jour ferie legal.
	3/30/1964, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Lundi de Paques / Paasmaandag).
	5/1/1964, Fri	Labour Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Fete du Travail / Dag van de Arbeid).
	5/7/1964, Thu	Ascension Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Ascension / Onze-Lieve-Heer-Hemelvaart).
	5/8/1964, 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.
	5/18/1964, Mon	Whit Monday
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Lundi de Pentecote / Pinkstermaandag). Formula: Easter plus 50 days.
	7/21/1964, Tue	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.
	8/15/1964, Sat	Assumption of Mary
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Assomption / O.L.V.-Hemelvaart). Catholic feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
	11/1/1964, Sun	All Saints' Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Toussaint / Allerheiligen).
	11/11/1964, Wed	Armistice Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Armistice / Wapenstilstand). Commemorates the 11 November 1918 armistice ending World War I.
	11/15/1964, Sun	Tag der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft
Note A community-level non-working day under the Decree of the Rat der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft of 1 October 1990. IMPORTANT SCOPE: applies ONLY to German-speaking Community public employees (9 municipalities in the Eupen-Malmedy area of Liege Province: Eupen, Kelmis / La Calamine, Lontzen, Raeren, Amel, Buetgenbach, Bullingen, Sankt Vith, Burg-Reuland). Date coincides with the federal Fete du Roi (King's Feast) which is a separate federal-civil-servant-only holiday.
	12/25/1964, Fri	Christmas Day
Note A statutory jour ferie legal (Noel / Kerstmis). The Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

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