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Czech Republic : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Koruna (CZK)
  • Internet domain: .cz - Telephone code: +420 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +1 (DST: yes)
    European Truck Ban: 22:00 to 22:00 on Sundays, public holidays & vacations departures/returns
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    Sunday november 17, 2024Struggle for Liberty and Democracy DaySecular holiday
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    Friday december 20, 2024Christmas holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Tuesday december 24, 2024Christmas EveSecular holiday
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    Wednesday december 25, 2024Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Thursday december 26, 2024St Stephen's DayCatholic or protestant
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    Wednesday january 1, 2025New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Monday january 6, 2025Christmas holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday january 19, 2025Anniversary of Jan Palach's deathEvents, celebrations...
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    Friday january 31, 2025Winter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday february 10, 2025Winter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday february 14, 2025Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Struggle for Liberty and Democracy Day

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    Sunday november 17, 2024
    Secular holiday : On the morning of November 17th 1989 no one would have ever believed that the events of that day would lead to the collapse of forty years of Communist rule. A quiet and peaceful student march was violently cracked down by police. Some 170 students were injured, triggering a wave of nationwide strikes and protests. Just weeks later, the Communist regime fell. But few people are aware that the student march was held to commemorate events fifty years earlier. On October 28th, 1939, a student demonstration protesting at the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia saw medical student Jan Opletal shot dead. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Christmas holiday (beginning)

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    Friday december 20, 2024
    School holidays : lycée Français de Prague

    Christmas Eve

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    Tuesday december 24, 2024
    Secular holiday : In certain countries, businesses may be closed half a day only. paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Christmas Day

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    Wednesday december 25, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    St Stephen's Day

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    Thursday december 26, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : Remembrance of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr.

    New Year's Day

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    Wednesday january 1, 2025
    Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Christmas holiday (end)

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    Monday january 6, 2025
    School holidays : Www.msmt.cz
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    all study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
    2022 PISA ranking: #16 with a 491 score
    Schooling is mandatory till age 15
    Average class size: more than 22
    number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 600
    Number of teaching days: 195
    Usually no school on Saturday
    No uniform required
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    Anniversary of Jan Palach's death

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    Sunday january 19, 2025
    Culture : In tribute to the young Czech student who committed suicide by self-immolation as a political protest in 1969.

    Winter holiday (beginning)

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    Friday january 31, 2025
    School holidays : Dates in these regions: 10. 2. - 16. 2. 2025 Prague 1 à 5, Blansko, Brno-město, Brno-venkov, Břeclav, Hodonín, Vyškov, Znojmo, Domažlice, Tachov, Louny, Karviná 17. 2. - 23. 2. 2025 Prague 6 à 10, Cheb, Karlovy Vary, Sokolov, Nymburk, Jindřichův Hradec, Litoměřice, Děčín, Přerov, Frýdek-Místek 24. 2. - 2. 3. 2025 Kroměříž, Uherské Hradiště, Vsetín, Zlín, Prague-Est, Prague-Ouest, Melnik, Rakovník, Plzeň-Ville, Plzeň-Nord, Plzeň-jih, Hradec Králové, Teplice, Nový Jičín 3. 3. - 9. 3. 2025 Česká Lípa, Jablonec nad Nisou, Liberec, Semily, Havlíčkův Brod, Jihlava, Pelhřimov, Třebíč, Žďár nad Sázavou, Kladno, Kolín, Kutná Hora, Písek, Náchod, Bruntál 10. 3. - 16. 3. 2025 Mladá Boleslav, Příbram, Tábor, Prachatice, Strakonice, Ústí nad Labem, Chomutov, Most, Jičín, Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Olomouc, Šumperk, Opava, Jeseník

    Winter holiday (end)

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    Monday february 10, 2025
    School holidays : Dates in these regions: 10. 2. - 16. 2. 2025 Prague 1 à 5, Blansko, Brno-město, Brno-venkov, Břeclav, Hodonín, Vyškov, Znojmo, Domažlice, Tachov, Louny, Karviná 17. 2. - 23. 2. 2025 Prague 6 à 10, Cheb, Karlovy Vary, Sokolov, Nymburk, Jindřichův Hradec, Litoměřice, Děčín, Přerov, Frýdek-Místek 24. 2. - 2. 3. 2025 Kroměříž, Uherské Hradiště, Vsetín, Zlín, Prague-Est, Prague-Ouest, Melnik, Rakovník, Plzeň-Ville, Plzeň-Nord, Plzeň-jih, Hradec Králové, Teplice, Nový Jičín 3. 3. - 9. 3. 2025 Česká Lípa, Jablonec nad Nisou, Liberec, Semily, Havlíčkův Brod, Jihlava, Pelhřimov, Třebíč, Žďár nad Sázavou, Kladno, Kolín, Kutná Hora, Písek, Náchod, Bruntál 10. 3. - 16. 3. 2025 Mladá Boleslav, Příbram, Tábor, Prachatice, Strakonice, Ústí nad Labem, Chomutov, Most, Jičín, Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Olomouc, Šumperk, Opava, Jeseník

    Valentine's Day

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    Friday february 14, 2025
    cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February