Czech public holidays

Czechia’s public and labour holidays do not include several traditional Catholic holy days. The Monday after Easter is a day when a lot of institutions close, even those open on Easter Sunday.

Large stores (those exceeding 200 square metres) are closed by law on New Year's Day, Easter Monday, Victory Day, Czech National Day, Czechoslovak Independence Day and Christmas Day. On December 24 large stores close about noon. Christmas is celebrated over two days.

New Year's Day (Nový rok) – January 1, is also celebrated as the date of re-establishment on the Czech state in 1993.
Good Friday (Velký pátek), two days before Easter
Easter Sunday (Velikonoční neděle) is not an official holiday
Easter Monday (Velikonoční pondělí)
Labour Day (Svátek práce) – May 1
Victory Day (Den vítězství) – May 8, celebrates the 1945 liberation of then Czechoslovakia, known elsewhere as Victory in Europe Day
St Cyril and St Methodius Day (Den svatých Cyrila a Metoděje or Den slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a Metoděje) – July 5, celebrates the arrival of the missionaries of the Slavic church in 863
Jan Hus Day (Den upálení mistra Jana Husa) – July 6, celebrates the burning of the reformer Jan Hus in 1415
Czech National Day (Den české státnosti or den svatého Václava) – September 28, celebrates the martyrdom of the founding saint-king, Václav I (Wenceslas)
Czechoslovak Independence Day (Den vzniku samostatného československého státu) – October 28, celebrates the foundation of Czechoslovakia in 1918, the end of the Austro-Hungarian empire
Freedom and Democracy Day (Den boje za svobodu a demokracii) – November 17, celebrates student protests against German occupation in 1939 and the start of the 1989 Velvet Revolution against Soviet-dominated rule
Christmas Eve (Štědrý den) – December 24
Christmas Day (1. svátek vánoční) – December 25, is regarded as the first day of Christmas. December 26 (2. svátek vánoční) is the second day of Christmas.