* The survey statement was phrased by the source as follows: "Het Suikerfeest moet een vaste vrije dag worden in plaats van Tweede Pinksterdag." (English: "Eid al-Fitr should become an official holiday instead of Whit Monday.")
** The source provides the following information about the survey participants: 40,000 of survey respondents were part of the EenVandaag Opinion panel and 6,000 respondents were external, one-time participants. 713 people with non-western migration backgrounds, primarily from Morocco, Turkey, Suriname and the Dutch Antilles, took part.
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Opinions on making Eid al-Fitr an official holiday in the Netherlands 2019
This statistic displays the results of a survey of opinions on replacing Whit Sunday with Eid al-Fitr as a national holiday in the Netherlands in 2019. The survey results suggest that public opinion in the Netherlands was very much against replacing Whit Monday with Eid al-Fitr. Close to ** percent of respondents indicated that they were opposed to replacing Whit Monday with the Festival of Breaking the Fast after Ramadan as a national holiday, while roughly ** percent of people surveyed were in favor of the idea.
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NPO 1 (EenVandaag). (May 17, 2019). To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Eid al-Fitr should become an official holiday instead of Whit Monday?* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1019659/opinions-on-making-eid-al-fitr-an-official-holiday-in-the-netherlands/
NPO 1 (EenVandaag). "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Eid al-Fitr should become an official holiday instead of Whit Monday?*." Chart. May 17, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1019659/opinions-on-making-eid-al-fitr-an-official-holiday-in-the-netherlands/
NPO 1 (EenVandaag). (2019). To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Eid al-Fitr should become an official holiday instead of Whit Monday?*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1019659/opinions-on-making-eid-al-fitr-an-official-holiday-in-the-netherlands/
NPO 1 (EenVandaag). "To What Extent Do You Agree or Disagree with The following Statement: "Eid Al-fitr Should Become An Official Holiday Instead of Whit Monday?*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 May 2019, /statistics/1019659/opinions-on-making-eid-al-fitr-an-official-holiday-in-the-netherlands/
NPO 1 (EenVandaag), To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Eid al-Fitr should become an official holiday instead of Whit Monday?* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1019659/opinions-on-making-eid-al-fitr-an-official-holiday-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Eid al-Fitr should become an official holiday instead of Whit Monday?* [Graph], NPO 1 (EenVandaag), May 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1019659/opinions-on-making-eid-al-fitr-an-official-holiday-in-the-netherlands/
