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Prague : Top 10 National Holidays

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1. New Year’s Day

The day after Silvestr is quiet, after the New Year’s celebrations.
2. Easter Monday

Men give their women a gentle whipping with a willow switch. Ladies respond with eggs.
3. Labour Day

Romantics lay flowers before the statue of Karel Hynech Macha on Petřín Hill.
4. Day of Liberation

Plaques around town are adorned with flowers to remember those killed by the Germans in 1945.
5. Cyril and Methodius Day

The Greek missionaries brought both Christianity and the Cyrillic alphabet to the Slavs (see Cathedral of Sts Cyril and Methodius).
6. Jan Hus Day

Czechs head for the hills where they roast sausages (see Jan Hus).
7. Czech Statehood Day

On St Wenceslas Day, as most Czechs call it, Bohemia’s history is recalled.
8. Independence Day

On this date in 1918 Czechoslovakia declared itself independent of Austro-Hungary.
9. Day of the Fight for Freedom and Democracy

The anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. Candles and flowers are placed in various locations.
10. Christmas

Streets fill with carp sellers and hedonists drinking mulled wine.