PHP code example of spaanproductions / laravel-carbon-holidays

    
        
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spaanproductions / laravel-carbon-holidays example snippets

use Carbon\Carbon;

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

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

// 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

// 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 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)

use Carbon\CarbonImmutable;

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

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,
];

// 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',

// 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)

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