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Holidays in the Czech Republic 2024
Below are the holidays in the Czech Republic in 2024. They are divided by month in chronological order. For some Czech holidays we have provided explanations or short information.
January
- January 1 (Monday) 2024 – New Year, national public holiday.
- January 1 (Monday) 2024 – Day of the restoration of the independent Czech state, a national public holiday.
February
- February 2 (Friday) 2024 – Gromnice, unofficial holiday.
- February 14 (Wednesday) 2024 – Ash Wednesday, an unofficial holiday.
- February 14 (Wednesday) 2024 – Valentine’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
Gromnice, also known as Candlemas, marks the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. On this day, Czechs celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. Many attend mass where candles are blessed. Various folk traditions are also associated with Gromnitsa. One popular custom is lighting candles to ward off the remaining evil spirits of winter.
March
- March 8 (Friday) 2024 – International Women’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- March 19 (Tuesday) 2024 – St. Joseph’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- March 24 (Sunday) 2024 – Palm Sunday, an unofficial holiday.
- March 28 (Thursday) 2024 – Maundy Thursday, an unofficial holiday.
- March 29 (Friday) 2024 – Good Friday, national public holiday.
- March 30 (Saturday) 2024 – Holy Saturday, unofficial holiday.
- March 31 (Sunday) 2024 – Easter Sunday, unofficial holiday.
April
- April 1 (Monday) 2024 – Easter Monday, national public holiday.
- April 30 (Tuesday) 2024 – Witch burning, unofficial holiday.
Witch burning is a Czech holiday with pagan origins. On this night, large bonfires are lit throughout the country to “burn away winter,” drive away evil spirits and welcome the arrival of spring. The main bonfire is called the “witch’s bonfire.” Burning an effigy of a witch in a fire is believed to drive away evil influences. This tradition symbolizes the victory of light over darkness.
May
- May 1 (Wednesday) 2024 – Labor Day, national public holiday.
- May 1 (Wednesday) 2024 – Valentine’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- May 8 (Wednesday) 2024 – Victory Day, national public holiday.
- May 9 (Thursday) 2024 – Ascension, unofficial holiday.
- May 12 (Sunday) 2024 – Mother’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- May 19 (Sunday) 2024 – Pentecost, unofficial holiday.
- May 20 (Monday) 2024 – Spiritual Day, an unofficial holiday.
- May 26 (Sunday) 2024 – Trinity, unofficial holiday.
June
- June 1 (Saturday) 2024 – Children’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- June 16 (Sunday) 2024 – Father’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- June 22 (Saturday) 2024 – Royal Silvering, an unofficial holiday.
Royal silvering dates back to the Middle Ages. The story goes that King Charles IV got lost while hunting in the forest on July 6, 1348. He met an old coal miner who led him out of the forest. In exchange for this good deed, Charles granted the inhabitants of Kralovice the right to collect firewood and produce charcoal in the royal forests around Roudnice. He also rewarded them with a feast of roasted oxen, bread and wine.
July
- July 5 (Friday) 2024 – Day of the Slavic heralds (messengers) Cyril and Methodius, national public holiday.
- July 6 (Saturday) 2024 – Burning Day of Master Jan Hus, national public holiday.
September
- September 28 (Saturday) 2024 – St. Wenceslas Day / Czech Statehood Day, national public holiday.
October
- October 28 (Monday) 2024 – Day of the formation of the independent Czechoslovak state, a national public holiday.
November
- November 2 (Saturday) 2024 – Souls / All Souls’ Day, an unofficial holiday.
- November 17 (Sunday) 2024 – Day of the Fight for Freedom and Democracy, national public holiday.
December
- December 4 (Wednesday) 2024 – Barborka, an unofficial holiday.
- December 5 (Thursday) 2024 – St. Nicholas Day, an unofficial holiday.
- December 24 (Tuesday) 2024 – Christmas Eve / Giving Day, national public holiday.
- December 25 (Wednesday) 2024 – First Day of Christmas, a national public holiday.
- December 26 (Thursday) 2024 – Second Day of Christmas, national public holiday.
Barborka is a pre-Christmas festival that honors Saint Barbara. This early Christian martyr is associated with the mining industry and those who work with explosives. Therefore, it has strong roots in the Czech mining communities. On Barborki, young girls, known as “Barborki”, dress in white, wear crowns made of branches and light candles as they stroll through the towns. The candles represent miners’ lamps, and their crowns symbolize the martyrdom of Barbara.
Holidays in the Czech Republic 2025
Below are the public and unofficial holidays in the Czech Republic. Explanations are not given for them, look for them in the previous section.
January
- January 1 (Wednesday) 2025 – New Year, national public holiday.
- January 1 (Wednesday) 2025 – Day of the restoration of the independent Czech state, a national public holiday.
February
- February 2 (Sunday) 2025 – Gromnice, unofficial holiday.
- February 14 (Friday) 2025 – Valentine’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
March
- March 5 (Wednesday) 2025 – Ash Wednesday, an unofficial holiday.
- March 8 (Saturday) 2025 – International Women’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- March 19 (Wednesday) 2025 – St. Joseph’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
April
- April 13 (Sunday) 2025 – Palm Sunday, an unofficial holiday.
- April 17 (Thursday) 2025 – Maundy Thursday, an unofficial holiday.
- April 18 (Friday) 2025 – Good Friday, national public holiday.
- April 19 (Saturday) 2025 – Holy Saturday, an unofficial holiday.
- April 20 (Sunday) 2025 – Easter Sunday, an unofficial holiday.
- April 21 (Monday) 2025 – Easter Monday, national public holiday.
- April 30 (Wednesday) 2025 – Witch burning, unofficial holiday.
May
- May 1 (Thursday) 2025 – Labor Day, national public holiday.
- May 1 (Thursday) 2025 – Valentine’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- May 8 (Thursday) 2025 – Victory Day, national public holiday.
- May 11 (Sunday) 2025 – Mother’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- May 29 (Friday) 2025 – Ascension, unofficial holiday.
June
- June 1 (Sunday) 2025 – Children’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- June 8 (Sunday) 2025 – Pentecost, unofficial holiday.
- June 9 (Monday) 2025 – Spiritual Day, an unofficial holiday.
- June 15 (Sunday) 2025 – Trinity, unofficial holiday.
- June 15 (Sunday) 2025 – Father’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- June 22 (Sunday) 2025 – Royal Silvering, an unofficial holiday.
July
- July 5 (Saturday) 2025 – Day of the Slavic heralds (messengers) Cyril and Methodius, a national public holiday.
- July 6 (Sunday) 2025 – Day of the burning of Master Jan Hus, national public holiday.
September
- September 28 (Sunday) 2025 – St. Wenceslas Day / Czech Statehood Day, national public holiday.
October
- October 28 (Tuesday) 2025 – Day of the formation of the independent Czechoslovak state, a national public holiday.
November
- November 2 (Sunday) 2025 – Souls / All Souls’ Day, an unofficial holiday.
- November 17 (Monday) 2025 – Day of the Fight for Freedom and Democracy, national public holiday.
December
- December 4 (Thursday) 2025 – Barborka, an unofficial holiday.
- December 5 (Friday) 2025 – St. Nicholas Day, an unofficial holiday.
- December 24 (Wednesday) 2025 – Christmas Eve / Giving Day, national public holiday.
- December 25 (Thursday) 2025 – First Day of Christmas, national public holiday.
- December 26 (Friday) 2025 – Second Day of Christmas, national public holiday.
Czech holidays 2026
In this section we have listed holidays in the Czech Republic in 2026. For convenience, they are divided by month. All dates are accurate and subject to change only by the Government of the Czech Republic.
January
- January 1 (Thursday) 2026 – New Year, national public holiday.
- January 1 (Thursday) 2026 – Day of the restoration of the independent Czech state, a national public holiday.
February
- February 2 (Monday) 2026 – Gromnice, unofficial holiday.
- February 14 (Saturday) 2026 – Valentine’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- February 18 (Wednesday) 2026 – Ash Wednesday, an unofficial holiday.
March
- March 8 (Sunday) 2026 – International Women’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- March 19 (Thursday) 2026 – St. Joseph’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- March 29 (Sunday) 2026 – Palm Sunday, an unofficial holiday.
April
- April 2 (Thursday) 2026 – Maundy Thursday, an unofficial holiday.
- April 3 (Friday) 2026 – Good Friday, national public holiday.
- April 4 (Saturday) 2026 – Holy Saturday, unofficial holiday.
- April 5 (Sunday) 2026 – Easter Sunday, unofficial holiday.
- April 6 (Monday) 2026 – Easter Monday, national public holiday.
- April 30 (Thursday) 2026 – Witch burning, unofficial holiday.
May
- May 1 (Friday) 2026 – Labor Day, national public holiday.
- May 1 (Friday) 2026 – Valentine’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- May 8 (Friday) 2026 – Victory Day, national public holiday.
- May 10 (Sunday) 2026 – Mother’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- May 14 (Thursday) 2026 – Ascension, unofficial holiday.
- May 24 (Sunday) 2026 – Pentecost, unofficial holiday.
- May 25 (Monday) 2026 – Spiritual Day, an unofficial holiday.
- May 31 (Sunday) 2026 – Trinity, unofficial holiday.
June
- June 1 (Monday) 2026 – Children’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- June 21 (Sunday) 2026 – Father’s Day, an unofficial holiday.
- June 22 (Monday) 2026 – Royal Silvering, an unofficial holiday.
July
- July 5 (Sunday) 2026 – Day of the Slavic heralds (messengers) Cyril and Methodius, national public holiday.
- July 6 (Monday) 2026 – Day of the burning of Master Jan Hus, national public holiday.
September
- September 28 (Monday) 2026 – St. Wenceslas Day / Czech Statehood Day, national public holiday.
October
- October 28 (Wednesday) 2026 – Day of the formation of the independent Czechoslovak state, a national public holiday.
November
- November 2 (Monday) 2026 – Souls / All Souls’ Day, an unofficial holiday.
- November 17 (Tuesday) 2026 – Day of the Fight for Freedom and Democracy, national public holiday.
December
- December 4 (Friday) 2026 – Barborka, unofficial holiday.
- December 5 (Saturday) 2026 – St. Nicholas Day, an unofficial holiday.
- December 24 (Thursday) 2026 – Christmas Eve / Giving Day, national public holiday.
- December 25 (Friday) 2026 – First Day of Christmas, national public holiday.
- December 26 (Saturday) 2026 – Second Day of Christmas, national public holiday.
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