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spaanproductions/laravel-carbon-holidays
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Add Dutch Holidays Check to Carbon in Laravel

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Carbon isHoliday() function to check if the current date is a Holiday
=====================================================================

[](#carbon-isholiday-function-to-check-if-the-current-date-is-a-holiday)

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This package can be used to add the isHoliday() function to [Carbon](https://github.com/briannesbitt/carbon). This only checks the **Dutch** holidays at the moment. We will only check if it's a holiday, not if it's a mandatory free day.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require spaanproductions/laravel-carbon-holidays
```

It will auto discover in Laravel.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Check if any holiday

[](#check-if-any-holiday)

```
use Carbon\Carbon;

$date = Carbon::parse('2021-12-25');
$date->isHoliday(); // true

$date = Carbon::parse('2021-06-15');
$date->isHoliday(); // false
```

### Check specific holidays

[](#check-specific-holidays)

You can check for individual holidays using either English or Dutch method names:

```
// English method names
$date = Carbon::parse('2021-12-25');
$date->isChristmasDay(); // true

$date = Carbon::parse('2021-04-27');
$date->isKingsDay(); // true

$date = Carbon::parse('2021-01-01');
$date->isNewYear(); // true

// Dutch method names
$date = Carbon::parse('2021-12-25');
$date->isEersteKerstdag(); // true

$date = Carbon::parse('2021-04-27');
$date->isKoningsdag(); // true

$date = Carbon::parse('2021-01-01');
$date->isNieuwjaarsdag(); // true
```

### Available Methods

[](#available-methods)

All methods work with both `Carbon` and `CarbonImmutable` instances.

Holiday (English)Holiday (Dutch)English MethodDutch MethodDateNew Year's DayNieuwjaarsdag`isNewYear()``isNieuwjaarsdag()`January 1Good FridayGoede Vrijdag`isGoodFriday()``isGoedeVrijdag()`Friday before EasterEaster SundayPaaszondag`isEasterSunday()``isPaaszondag()`CalculatedEaster MondayPaasmaandag`isEasterMonday()``isPaasmaandag()`Monday after EasterKing's DayKoningsdag`isKingsDay()``isKoningsdag()`April 27\*Liberation DayBevrijdingsdag`isLiberationDay()``isBevrijdingsdag()`May 5Ascension DayHemelvaart`isAscensionDay()``isHemelvaart()`†Thursday, Easter + 39 daysPentecostPinksterzondag`isPentecost()`‡`isPinksterzondag()`Sunday, Easter + 49 daysPentecost MondayPinkstermaandag`isPentecostMonday()`‡`isPinkstermaandag()`Monday, Easter + 50 daysChristmas DayEerste Kerstdag`isChristmasDay()``isEersteKerstdag()`December 25Boxing DayTweede Kerstdag`isBoxingDay()``isTweedeKerstdag()`December 26\* King's Day is April 26 when April 27 falls on a Sunday † Also available as `isHemelvaartsdag()`‡ Aliases available: `isWhitsunday()` and `isWhitMonday()`

### Practical Examples

[](#practical-examples)

#### King's Day / Koningsdag

[](#kings-day--koningsdag)

```
// Normal King's Day (April 27)
Carbon::parse('2021-04-27')->isKingsDay(); // true

// When April 27 is Sunday, celebrated on April 26
Carbon::parse('2025-04-26')->isKoningsdag(); // true
Carbon::parse('2025-04-27')->isKoningsdag(); // false
```

#### Easter-related holidays

[](#easter-related-holidays)

```
// Easter Sunday 2021
Carbon::parse('2021-04-04')->isEasterSunday(); // true
Carbon::parse('2021-04-04')->isPaaszondag(); // true

// Good Friday (the Friday before Easter)
Carbon::parse('2021-04-02')->isGoodFriday(); // true
Carbon::parse('2021-04-02')->isGoedeVrijdag(); // true

// Ascension Day (Thursday, 39 days after Easter)
Carbon::parse('2021-05-13')->isAscensionDay(); // true
Carbon::parse('2021-05-13')->isHemelvaart(); // true

// Pentecost (Sunday, 49 days after Easter)
Carbon::parse('2021-05-23')->isPentecost(); // true
Carbon::parse('2021-05-23')->isWhitsunday(); // true (alias)
Carbon::parse('2021-05-23')->isPinksterzondag(); // true (Dutch)
```

#### Working with CarbonImmutable

[](#working-with-carbonimmutable)

```
use Carbon\CarbonImmutable;

$date = CarbonImmutable::parse('2021-12-25');
$date->isChristmasDay(); // true
$date->isEersteKerstdag(); // true
```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

### Publishing the Config

[](#publishing-the-config)

You can publish the configuration file to customize which holidays are recognized:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="laravel-carbon-holidays"
```

This creates `config/holidays.php` in your application.

### Configuration Options

[](#configuration-options)

Each holiday can be enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`):

```
return [
    'new_year' => true,
    'good_friday' => true,
    'easter_sunday' => true,
    'easter_monday' => true,
    'kings_day' => true,
    'liberation_day' => true,
    'ascension_day' => true,
    'pentecost' => true,
    'pentecost_monday' => true,
    'christmas_day' => true,
    'boxing_day' => true,
];
```

### Liberation Day Special Options

[](#liberation-day-special-options)

Liberation Day supports three configuration modes:

```
// Always a holiday (default)
'liberation_day' => true,

// Never a holiday
'liberation_day' => false,

// Only a holiday once every 5 years (2020, 2025, 2030, etc.)
'liberation_day' => 'once-every-5-years',
```

Historically, Liberation Day in the Netherlands was only a public holiday once every 5 years. The `'once-every-5-years'` option implements this by checking if the year is divisible by 5.

### Important Notes

[](#important-notes)

- **Configuration only affects `isHoliday()`** - The general `isHoliday()` method respects your configuration
- **Individual methods always work** - Methods like `isNewYear()`, `isChristmasDay()`, etc. check the actual date regardless of configuration
- **Example:**

```
// With 'good_friday' => false in config
$date = Carbon::parse('2021-04-02');

$date->isHoliday();     // false (respects config - Good Friday disabled)
$date->isGoodFriday();  // true (checks the actual date - it IS Good Friday)
```

This allows you to:

- Control which holidays `isHoliday()` recognizes for your application
- Still use individual methods to check if a date matches a specific holiday

### Testing

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

### Changelog

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

### Security

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Spaan Productions](https://github.com/spaanproductions)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

Laravel Package Boilerplate
---------------------------

[](#laravel-package-boilerplate)

This package was generated using the [Laravel Package Boilerplate](https://laravelpackageboilerplate.com).

###  Health Score

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Maintenance82

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity77

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 87.5% of commits — single point of failure

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**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

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Last Release

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Major Versions

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