National Holidays in Czech Republic in 2025
Upcoming Holidays in Czech Republic
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: Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State
- On January 1st 1993, Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: Easter Monday
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Liberation Day
- Victory in Europe Day marks May 8th 1945 when the Allies formally accepted an unconditional surrender by the armed forces of Germany
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: Mother's Day
- Mother's Day is celebrated across the world, in more than 50 countries, though not all countries celebrate it on the same day
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: St Cyril and Methodius Day
- Slavic missionaries Cyril (Constantine) and Metod (Methodius) came to Great Moravia
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: Jan Hus Day
- This holiday commemorates the martyrdom of Jan Hus and is always celebrated on 6 July
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: Day of Memory
- A state holiday that commemorates those who lost their lives during the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops that began in August 1968.
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: St. Wenceslas Day
- It is the feast day of St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia, and commemorates his death in 935
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: Independent Czechoslovak State Day
- Marks the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918
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: Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
- Commemorating the student demonstration against Nazi occupation in 1939, and especially the demonstration in 1989 in Prague considered to mark the beginning of the Velvet Revolution
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: Christmas Eve
- Celebrated with a holy supper of twelve dishes representing the twelve apostles.
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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: St. Stephen's Day
- December 26th is the Feast of St. Stephen in Western Christianity. It is observed as a second day of Christmas holidays in several countries.
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