National holidays

There are 12 national holidays in the Czech calendar, with only Easter Monday changing on an annual basis. Trams and metros run on Sunday service and local shops and services are closed.

1 January - New Year's Day (Monday)
9 April - Easter Monday
1 May - May Day (Tuesday)
8 May - Liberation from Fascism (1945) (Tuesday)
5 July - Sts. Cyril and Methodius (Thursday)
6 July - Burning of Jan Hus at the Stake (1415) (Friday)
28 September - Czech Statehood Day (Friday)
28 October - Establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic (1918) (Sunday)
17 November - Freedom and Democracy Day (Saturday)
24 December - Christmas Eve (Monday)
25 December - Christmas Day (Tuesday)
26 December - Christmas Day (Wednesday)