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Ascension Day is not a holiday throughout Europe

26-05-2022

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Wim Hulsman & Bastiaan van Soest, RD

Ascension Day is not a holiday throughout Europe

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Thursday is Ascension Day and over little more than a week, the first and second day of Pentecost will be celebrated. In some countries, these days are fixed holidays. But what about elsewhere in Europe?

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