Public holidays in the Czech Republic

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'''[[Public holiday]]s''' 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".<ref>{{cite web |title=Act No. 245 of 1 April 2019, Act on State Holidays, Other Holidays, Important Days and Days of Rest, § 1. [cit. 2019-07-08]. |url=https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2000-245 |website=Zakoni Pro Lidi [Laws for the people] |access-date=17 November 2023 |language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bank holidays in the Czech Republic|url=https://www.cnb.cz/en/public/media_service/schedules/media_svatky.html|website=Czech National Bank|access-date=19 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205231732/https://www.cnb.cz/en/public/media_service/schedules/media_svatky.html|archive-date=5 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On some national and other holidays, the opening hours of some stores are limited by law.

{| class="wikitable"
! Date
!English name
!Czech Name
!Remarks
|-
|1 January
| [[Czech Republic|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]].
|-
|Two days before [[Easter]]
| [[Good Friday]]
| ''Velký pátek''
| Good Friday has been a public holiday since 2016.
|-
|Day after Easter
| [[Easter Monday]]
| ''Velikonoční pondělí''
|-
|1 May
| [[Labour Day]]
| ''Svátek práce''
|-
|8 May
| [[Victory Day]]
| ''Den vítězství''
| 1945, the end of the European part of [[World War II]].
|-
|5 July
| [[Cyril and Methodius|Saints Cyril and Methodius]] Day
| ''Den slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a Metoděje''
| In 863, Church teachers St. [[Cyril and Methodius|Cyril]] (Constantine) and Metoděj ([[Cyril and Methodius|Methodius]]) came from the [[Balkans]] to [[Great Moravia]] to propagate Christian faith and literacy.
|-
|6 July
| [[Jan Hus]] Day
| ''Den upálení mistra Jana Husa''
| The religious reformer [[Jan Hus]] was [[Death by burning|burned at the stake]] in 1415.
|-
|28 September
| [[Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia|Statehood Day]]
| ''Den české státnosti''
| In 935, [[Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia|St. Wenceslas]], Duke of [[Bohemia]], now [[Patron saint|patron]] of the Czech State, was murdered by his brother.
|-
|28 October
| [[Czechoslovak Declaration of Independence|Independent Czechoslovak State Day]]
| ''Den vzniku samostatného československého státu''
| Independence Day and [[Origins of Czechoslovakia|Creation]] of [[Czechoslovakia]] in 1918.
|-
|17 November
| [[International Students' Day|Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day]]
| ''Den boje za svobodu a demokracii''
| Commemorating the [[International Students' Day|student]] demonstration against [[Nazism|Nazi]] occupation in 1939, and the demonstration in 1989 that started the [[Velvet Revolution]].
|-
|24 December
| [[Christmas Eve]]
| ''Štědrý den''
| [[Christmas]] is celebrated during the evening of the 24th.
|-
|25 December
| [[Christmas Day]]
| ''1. svátek vánoční''
|-
|26 December
| [[Second Day of Christmas]]
| ''2. svátek vánoční''
|}

== Restrictions on sales on public holidays ==
Since 2016, stores over 200 square meters must remain closed on New Year's Day, Easter Monday, Liberation Day (8 May), Statehood Day (28 September), Independent Czechoslovak State Day (28 October) and both Christmas Days (25 and 26 December). They must also close at noon on 24 December because this day most Czechs celebrate Christmas.

The closures do not apply to all stores. Small minimarkets and grocery stores with area smaller than 200 square metres (~2153 square feet) can remain open. Pharmacies, gas stations, shops at railway stations (including Prague's Hlavní nádraží), airports and hospitals are exempt.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161023025312/http://www.czech.cz/en/66502-travel-advice Travel Advice], official web of the Czech Republic
* [http://www.expats.cz/prague/article/czech-culture/czech-holiday-calendar/ Detailed info]

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