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Public holidays in the Czech Republic are defined by Act No. 245/2000, on national (public) holidays, on other holidays, on significant days and on days off from work. In addition to public holidays, this law also defines other holidays and significant days . Public holidays and other holidays are non-working days, significant days are working days (unless they fall on a Saturday or Sunday). Public holidays (unlike other holidays) "should remind citizens of the traditions, noble goals and historical twists and turns on which Czech statehood is built".[1][2]
On some national and other holidays, the opening hours of some stores are limited by law.
Date | English Name | Czech Name | Remarks | Large shops are |
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1 January | Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State, New Year's Day | Den obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok | Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. | closed |
Two days before Easter | Good Friday | Velký pátek | Good Friday has been a public holiday since 2016. | open |
Day after Easter | Easter Monday | Velikonoční pondělí | closed | |
1 May | May Day | Svátek práce | open | |
8 May | Victory Day | Den vítězství | 1945, the end of the European part of World War II. | closed |
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. | open |
6 July | Jan Hus Day | Den upálení mistra Jana Husa | The religious reformer Jan Hus was burned at the stake in 1415. | open |
28 September | Statehood Day [cs] | Den české státnosti | In 935, St. Wenceslas, Duke of Bohemia, now patron of the Czech State, was murdered by his brother. | closed |
28 October | Independent Czechoslovak State Day | Den vzniku samostatného československého státu | Independence Day and Creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918. | closed |
17 November | Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day and International Students' 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. | open |
24 December | Christmas Eve | Štědrý den | Christmas is celebrated during the evening of the 24th. | open before noon (12pm) |
25 December | Christmas Day | 1. svátek vánoční | closed | |
26 December | Second Day of Christmas | 2. svátek vánoční | closed |
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