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Date Name English Dutch French German 1 January (fixed) New Year's Day: Nieuwjaar: Nouvel An: Neujahr: 23 March – 26 April (floating Monday using Computus) Easter Monday: Paasmaandag: Lundi de Pâques: Ostermontag: 1 May (fixed) Labour Day: Dag van de arbeid: Fête du Travail: Tag der Arbeit: 40 days after Easter (floating Thursday) Ascension ...
Although most places in the UK do tend to see some snow in the winter, it generally falls in January and February. However white Christmases do occur, on average every 6 years. [22] Christmas 2009 was a white Christmas in some parts of Britain, [25] with thick lying snow which easterly winds had brought over the previous week. Travel over much ...
The Netherlands and Belgium often do not start the Christmas season until December 6 or 7, i.e. after Sinterklaas has finished. In France, the January sales are restricted by legislation to no more than four weeks in Paris, and no more than six weeks for the rest of the country, usually beginning on the first Wednesday in January, and are one ...
On that day, 40–50 cm (16–20 in) of snow fell on top of a blanket of 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in) of snow. The evening of 1 December and the morning of 2 December there was extremely heavy snow in Southern England, especially on the South Coast, 30–40 cm (12–16 inches) of snow was recorded throughout East and West Sussex with the South ...
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The winter of 2009–2010 in Europe was unusually cold. Globally, unusual weather patterns brought cold, moist air from the north. Weather systems were undergoing cyclogenesis from North American storms moving across the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and saw many parts of Europe experiencing heavy snowfall and record-low temperatures.
Observance of Christmas in various locations around the world. The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. The day of Christmas, and in some cases the day before and the day after, are recognized by many national governments and cultures worldwide, including in areas where Christianity is a minority religion which are usually found in Africa and Asia.
Ukraine was especially affected by the onset of cold weather, [4] [5] at the end of January, the temperatures fell below −30 °C (−22 °F), at the time the snow was at least 30 cm (12 in), on February 3, over 100 cm (3.3 ft), and by the end of the first week of February, over 130 cm (4.3 ft) was recorded. The Ukrainian government announced ...