Prinsjesdag in Netherlands or Budget Day
Prinsjesdag in Netherlands or Budget Day is held on September 17. Celebrated on the third Tuesday in September. This event in the second decade of the month September is annual. Help us
It is an important day in Dutch politics because His Majesty the King reads the Speech from the Throne that outlines the government policy for the year ahead.
Formerly, Budget Day (Prince's day) was on the first Monday in November, and later on the third Monday in October. But this didn’t leave Parliament enough time to finalise the national budget before 1 January. So in 1848 Budget Day (Prince's Day) was brought forward to the third Monday in September. But this created problems. To arrive on time, members of parliament living outside The Hague had to set out on Sunday. Protestant politicians, especially, objected to travelling on a Sunday. So, in 1887 Budget Day was moved to the third Tuesday in September.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Open Monumentendag in Netherlands on September 14 (second weekend of September);
Festival in Leiden, Netherlands on October 3 (Leidens Ontzet - tradition since 1886 in honor of the end of the siege in 1574);
Opening of carnival on November 11 ("Karneval"/"Fasching", on 11-11, at 11:11. Germany, the Netherlands, and other countries);
Sint Maarten's Day on November 11 (St. Martin's Day: Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands);
Statia Day, Sint Eustatius on November 16 (Caribbean Netherlands);
Sinterklaas in the Netherlands on December 5 (It is celebrated on the evening before Sinterklaas’ birthday on December 5, especially in families with little children)