Public holidays in the Czech Republic
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Public holidays in the Czech Republic:[1]
Date | English Name | Czech Name | Remarks |
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1 January | New Year's Day | Den obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok | Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. |
Moveable Friday | Good Friday | Velký pátek | Good Friday has been a public holiday since 2016. |
Moveable Monday | Easter Monday | Velikonoční pondělí | |
1 May | Labour Day | Svátek práce | |
8 May | Liberation Day | Den vítězství or Den osvobození | 1945, the end of the European part of World War II. |
5 July | Saints Cyril and Methodius Day | Den slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a Metoděje | In 863, Church teachers St. Cyril (Constantine) and Metoděj (Methodius) came from the Balkans to Great Moravia to propagate Christian faith and literacy. |
6 July | Jan Hus Day | Den upálení mistra Jana Husa | The religious reformer Jan Hus was burned at the stake in 1415. |
28 September | Den české státnosti | In 935, St. Wenceslas, Duke of Bohemia, now patron of the Czech State, was murdered by his brother. | |
28 October | Independence Day | Den vzniku samostatného československého státu | Independence Day and Creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918. |
17 November | Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day | Den boje za svobodu a demokracii | Commemorating the student demonstration against Nazi occupation in 1939, and the demonstration in 1989 that started the Velvet Revolution. |
24 December | Christmas Eve | Štědrý den | Christmas is celebrated during the evening of the 24th. |
25 December | Christmas Day | 1. svátek vánoční | |
26 December | St. Stephen's Day (Czech: "The Second Christmas Day") | 2. svátek vánoční |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Bank holidays in the Czech Republic". Czech National Bank. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
External links[]
- Travel Advice, official web of the Czech Republic
- Detailed info
Categories:
- Public holidays in the Czech Republic
- Lists of public holidays by country
- Czech society
- Czech culture