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A public holiday, national holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year. This page contains public holidays sorted by years. Holiday dates may be change from time to time, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national holidays and short description of each holiday.
- Czech Republic is a country located in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast
- Employee are entitled for a paid day off on national public holidays. If he / she work on that day, employer requires to paying overtime pay and provides another day off holiday
- Holidays are observed on their calendar date. If holiday falls on Weekend, then the holiday will not move to a weekday
- Religious based holiday date change every year because it calculated based on the lunar cycle
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| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Sun | Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State (Den obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok) - Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia |
| 14 Apr | Fri | Good Friday (Velký pátek) - Friday before Easter Sunday. Is public holiday since 2016 |
| 17 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday (Velikonoční pondělí) - Monday after Easter Sunday |
| 1 May | Sun | Labour Day (Svátek práce) - Celebrate the achievements of workers |
| 8 May | Mon | Liberation Day (Den vítězství or Den osvobození) - Signifies the victory of the Allied forces against the Axis forces at the end of World War II in 1945 |
| 14 May | Sun | Mother's Day - Celebration honoring the mother of the family. 2nd Sunday in May. Not a Public Holiday |
| 5 Jul | Wed | 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 Jul | Thurs | Jan Hus Day (Den upálení mistra Jana Husa) - The anniversary of the martyrdom of Jan Hus. The religious reformer Jan Hus was burned at the stake in 1415 |
| 28 Sept | Thurs | St. Wenceslas Day (Den české státnosti) - In 935, St. Wenceslas, Duke of Bohemia, now patron of the Czech State, was murdered by his brother |
| 28 Oct | Sat | Independent Czechoslovak State Day (Den vzniku samostatného československého státu) - Marks the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918 |
| 17 Nov | Fri | 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 Dec | Sun | Christmas Eve (Štědrý den) - Christmas presents are opened in the evening on Christmas Eve in Slovakia |
| 25 Dec | Mon | Christmas Day (svátek vánoční) - Commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. First Christmas Holiday |
| 26 Dec | Tue | St. Stephens Day - Commemorate Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr or protomartyr. The Second Christmas Holiday |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Wed | Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State |
| 21 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Thurs | Labour Day |
| 8 May | Thurs | Liberation Day |
| 5 Jul | Sat | St. Cyril and Methodius Day |
| 6 Jul | Sun | Jan Hus Day |
| 28 Sept | Sun | St. Wenceslas Day |
| 28 Oct | Tue | Foundation of the Independent Czechoslovak State |
| 17 Nov | Mon | Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day |
| 24 Dec | Wed | Christmas Eve |
| 25 Dec | Thurs | Christmas Eve |
| 26 Dec | Fri | St. Stephens Day |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Thurs | Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State |
| 6 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Fri | Labour Day |
| 8 May | Fri | Liberation Day |
| 5 Jul | Sun | St. Cyril and Methodius Day |
| 6 Jul | Mon | Jan Hus Day |
| 28 Sept | Mon | St. Wenceslas Day |
| 28 Oct | Wed | Foundation of the Independent Czechoslovak State |
| 17 Nov | Tue | Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day |
| 24 Dec | Thurs | Christmas Eve |
| 25 Dec | Fri | Christmas Eve |
| 26 Dec | Sat | St. Stephens Day |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Fri | Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State |
| 28 Mar | Mon | Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Sun | Labour Day |
| 8 May | Sun | Liberation Day |
| 5 Jul | Tue | St. Cyril and Methodius Day |
| 6 Jul | Wed | Jan Hus Day |
| 28 Sept | Wed | St. Wenceslas Day |
| 28 Oct | Fri | Foundation of the Independent Czechoslovak State |
| 17 Nov | Thurs | Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day |
| 24 Dec | Sat | Christmas Eve |
| 25 Dec | Sun | Christmas Eve |
| 26 Dec | Mon | St. Stephens Day |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 Jan | Mon | Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia) |
| 30 Mar | Fri | Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday) |
| 2 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday (Monday after Easter Sunday) |
| 1 May | Tue | Labour Day (International observances began with the Haymarket Riot in Chicago) |
| 8 May | Tue | Liberation Day (The end of World War II in Europe) |
| 13 May | Sun | Mother's Day (2nd Sunday in May. Not a Public Holiday) |
| 5 Jul | Thurs | St. Cyril and Methodius Day (Slavic missionaries Cyril (Constantine) and Metod (Methodius) came to Great Moravia) |
| 6 Jul | Fri | Jan Hus Day (The anniversary of the martyrdom of Jan Hus) |
| 28 Sept | Fri | St. Wenceslas Day (Day of the Czech statehood) |
| 28 Oct | Sun | Foundation of the Independent Czechoslovak State (Marks the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918) |
| 17 Nov | Sat | Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day (Commemorating student demonstrations in 1939 and 1989) |
| 24 Dec | Mon | Christmas Eve (Christmas presents are opened in the evening on Christmas Eve in Slovakia) |
| 25 Dec | Tue | Christmas Eve (First Christmas Holiday) |
| 26 Dec | Wed | St. Stephens Day (Second Christmas Holiday) |
