Celebrating the King on November 15th – Fête du Roi
Categories: Event
Date: 15/11/2018
Time: 0 h 00
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Belgium has celebrated the Royal Holiday (Fête du Roi) ever since November 15th, 1866, when Leopold II decreed it a special day. Nowadays the Royal Holiday is not a bank holiday but most government offices are closed on the day.
It’s the name day of Leopold (in the Germanic calendar) and Albert (in the general calendar).
It is also known as ‘Dynasty Day’ or the ‘Feast of the Dynasty’. The name Feast of the Dynasty (Fête de la Dynastie) was used during the regency of Prince Charles. This name was erroneous, however, as noted in a letter from the Minister of the Interior in 1953.
