Public holidays in the Czech Republic

In the Czech Republic the holidays are officially ( by the law 245/2000 Sb ) in state and other holidays (both as a day of rest from work ) divided. In addition, other important days are named. Not all holidays that are familiar from Christian, especially Catholic dominated countries (such as Ascension), are known in the Czech Republic as a holiday.

Significant days

The mentioned in the Act 245/2000, two important days (March 12 and May 5) were supplemented by amendments 101/2004 Sb and 129/2006 Sb for another day. Currently, there are:

  • January 27 - Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust and crimes against humanity
  • March 8 - International Women's Day
  • March 12 - the date of accession of the Czech Republic to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO )
  • April 7 - Day of Education
  • May 5 - May Uprising of the Czech nation ( this started on 1 May 1945 in the territories occupied by Germany. )
  • May 15 - Day of Families
  • June 10 - the day of the destruction of Lidice
  • June 27 - Day of the Victims of the Communist Regime
  • November 11 - Day of War Veterans
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