Top 10 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.
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2. Easter Monday
Men give their women a gentle whipping with a willow switch. Ladies respond with eggs.
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3. Labour Day
Romantics lay flowers before the statue of Karel Hynech Macha on Petřín Hill.
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4. Day of Liberation
Plaques around town are adorned with flowers to remember those killed by the Germans in 1945.
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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).
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6. Jan Hus Day
Czechs head for the hills where they roast sausages (see Jan Hus).
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7. Czech Statehood Day
On St Wenceslas Day, as most Czechs call it, Bohemia’s history is recalled.
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8. Independence Day
On this date in 1918 Czechoslovakia declared itself independent of Austro-Hungary.
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9. Day of the Fight for Freedom and Democracy
The anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. Candles and flowers are placed in various locations.
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10. Christmas
Streets fill with carp sellers and hedonists drinking mulled wine.
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