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Is a national holiday of the Czech Republic and a national holiday of the Slovak Republic, celebrated annually on November 17.

The holiday is celebrated as a reminder of two events in modern Czech history, connected with students of Czech universities.

17.11.1989

On this day in 1989, the communist police on Národní třída in Prague took harsh measures against demonstrating students. This incident sparked a wave of nationwide protests against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.

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St. Wenceslas lighting, festivities, vintages, markets, and even a run or trip on motorbikes: these are the events commemorating September 28 as the Day of Czech Statehood and the holiday of St. Wenceslas, Czech prince and patron of Bohemia and Moravia.

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Some people going to the cathedral “Velehrad”

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Religious services, reverent memories, lectures, concerts, markets, lantern processions or burning borders. Today's public holiday belongs to the commemoration of Master Jan Hus

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On 6th July

The first celebration of Master Jan Hus took place in 1416, not long after the death of Jerome of Prague.

The holiday was created to commemorate the death of Jan Hus.

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Hus reproached the Church especially for "trading" in indulgences, for the dissolute life of its leaders and for making the truth inaccessible to the common people.

He pitted the churches against each other, leading to many negative events that culminated in the Council of Constance. Here, Jan Hus was invited to defend his views.

He was burned 6 th July 1415 in Kostnice.

He was burned at the stake as a heretic near Gottlieben Castle.

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,,I will not cancel.”

This phrase has become a symbol of the brave fight for truth.

He is a symbol of criticism against the Church of the time

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On this day, people in Czech republic don’t go to work. They stay at home.

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on 5 th December

This tradition has its roots in approximately the tenth century.

This tradition originated at the Bishop's Boys' Games

the games were held in the Rhineland at the monastic schools.

At the games, one of the pupils carried a scepter, which he used to take over as the monastery's superior.

for one day a year, in the person of St. Nicholas, was master of the school.

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St. Nicholas comes on the eve of his feast, not on the day of his feast

For our ancestors, the beginning of the day was the sunset of the day before

People dressed up in St. Nicholas, angel and devil costumes walk behind the children.

St. Nicholas and the angel give presents to good children.

The devil haunts and punishes naughty children.

Naughty children are given coal and potatoes.

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st. Nicholas has a long white beard and is dressed in bishop's clothes.

The angel has golden hair, halo and wings.

He wears white clothes.

The devil has black hair, horns, a tail, and a fur coat; his face is dirty with ashes.

The devil wears a chain.

halo=svatozář, chain=řetěz

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Three golden balls on the book

This attribute is associated with the legend of the nobleman and his three daughters.

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religious services, commemorative events, border lighting, lantern parades

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Labour Day or 1.May Day is an international workers' day celebrated on May 1 since 1890.

The holiday was established in 1889 in the Chicago to commemorate the outbreak of strikes by American workers in Chicago on May 1. 1886.

In the Czech lands, it was celebrated for the first time in 1890 on Strelecky ostrov in Prague.

In the United States and Canada, Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September.

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All workers are off on this day.

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Slovaks and Czechs have this day off and remember the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy and the important role that students played in this struggle.

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is celebrated on 28th October

the independent Czechoslovak state
was created

main personalities are Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Edvard Beneš and M. R. Štefánik

during Nazi occupation of the Czech lands was abolished and then there were large protests where two people were killed - one of them was a student Jan Opletal

after the WW2 until 1951 was the name of these holiday changed to Den znárodnění

it is celebrated in a lot of places but the main is propably the National Monument at Vítkov in Prague -minute of silence, military parade

the shops are closed

Kupčík

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celebrated on the 8th of May

on this day in 1945, Czech republic was liberated by USA and Russian soldiers

it is celebrated in almost every European state

Nazzi Germany signed capitulation document ending WW2 in Europe

In most countries the defeat of Hitler's Germany is being celebrated, but also communist and Nazi victims of the Second World War are also remembered - veterans go to a graveyard together

in Czech republic, the name of this holiday was changed numerous time, most recent one was made in 2004 "Den vítězství"

Kupčík

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Great Moravia in 863 at the invitation of the Moravian Prince Rostislav. Their mission in Great Moravia was aimed at spreading Christianity and translating religious texts into the Slavic language.They brought the Glagolitic script.

In the Czech Republic they are revered as patrons and key figures in the history of Christianity on Czech territory.

Celebrated on July 5.

Slezák

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He was born around 907 as the son of Vratislaus I.

He came to the throne in 921 after the death of his father.

He was promoting Christianity and missionary activity in Bohemia.

He was assassinated in 935 on the orders of his brother Boleslaus I, during a battle for throne.

Wenceslas was later became saint and the patron of the Czech Republic.

We celebrate Czech Statehood Day on 28 September.

Slezák