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 80 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 15 percent of people surveyed were in favor of the idea.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Eid al-Fitr should become an official holiday instead of Whit Monday?*
* 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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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 Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/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. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/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?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/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?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/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?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019659/opinions-on-making-eid-al-fitr-an-official-holiday-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited May 23, 2022)
