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Remembrance Day

The Government of the Netherlands states that each year at 20:00 on 4 May a two-minute silence is observed for victims of the Second World War.

Date / rule4 May annually; national two-minute silence at 20:00

ScopeNetherlands / national remembrance observance

VerificationNational Government Recurring Observance Verified

PortabilityFixed Annual

Evidence statusSource-backed

Last authority check2026-09-08

Target-year policyReuse Fixed

Next date this engine can safely resolveTuesday, May 4, 2027See everything on May 4 →

Authority summary

What is Remembrance Day?

The Government of the Netherlands states that each year at 20:00 on 4 May a two-minute silence is observed for victims of the Second World War.

Date and recurrence

4 May annually; national two-minute silence at 20:00

This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Netherlands / national remembrance observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

National Remembrance Day in Netherlands

Classification

Topic and context

Civic, Remembrance & History →

Civic, Remembrance & History Civic Public Life

Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Remembrance Civic Context Care.

Provenance

Sources

Source policy →

Government of the Netherlands — Remembrance DayNational Government

Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Remembrance Day?

4 May annually; national two-minute silence at 20:00 The stored recurrence guidance is: 4 May.

Does Remembrance Day fall on the same date every year?

The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.

Is Remembrance Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Netherlands / national remembrance observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Remembrance Day?

The stored designation basis is: The Government of the Netherlands states that each year at 20:00 on 4 May a two-minute silence is observed for victims of the Second World War.. Supporting provenance includes Government of the Netherlands — Remembrance Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Remembrance Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to Netherlands. Its fuller verified scope is: Netherlands / national remembrance observance.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.

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