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The entry records the calendar’s classification, but the supplied material does not clarify how Easter Sunday’s status relates to Belgium’s formal public-holiday rules. 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This entry therefore records the date and classification without adding local customs or historical claims. 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The calendar establishes the listing, but the supplied sources do not clarify how Pentecost Sunday’s classification relates to Belgium’s formal public-holiday rules. An official Belgian source would be needed to resolve that distinction.","research":{"holiday_id":"h6","country_holiday_assessment":"uncertain","assessment_reason":"The calendar lists Pentecost Sunday as PUBLIC, and the context describes the Christian feast; the supplied evidence does not clarify its formal Belgian public-holiday status.","facts":["The supplied Belgian calendar lists Pentecost on 24 May 2026 as PUBLIC.","The context describes Pentecost as a Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ followers."],"confidence":"medium","uncertainties":["The supplied sources do not establish Pentecost Sunday’s formal Belgian public-holiday status."],"references":["openholidays-api","wikipedia-h6"],"source_suggestions":[{"title":"Belgian Federal Public Service Employment: statutory public holidays","url":"","reason":"Could clarify whether Pentecost Sunday has formal public-holiday status in Belgium."}],"source_suggestions_verified":false},"references":[{"id":"openholidays-api","title":"OpenHolidays API (ODbL-1.0)","url":"https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=BE&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31","license":"ODbL-1.0","license_url":"https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/"},{"id":"wikipedia-h6","title":"Pentecost","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0; reference only","license_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights"}],"seo_url":"/belgium/2026/pentecost-may-24/"},{"date":"2026-05-25","endDate":"2026-05-25","localName":"Lundi de Pentecôte","name":"Pentecost Monday","countryCode":"BE","type":["PUBLIC"],"observed":null,"region":null,"nationwide":true,"description":"Pentecost Monday, or Lundi de Pentecôte, falls on Monday, 25 May 2026, and is listed as PUBLIC in Belgium’s supplied calendar. 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