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
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
^"Act No. 245 of 1 April 2019, Act on State Holidays, Other Holidays, Important Days and Days of Rest, § 1. [cit. 2019-07-08]". Zakoni Pro Lidi [Laws for the people] (in Czech). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^"Bank holidays in the Czech Republic". Czech National Bank. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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