What holidays do the Czech celebrate?

Answer 1

A traditional Catholic Slovakian family does this:

The table cloth is set with white, and we eat by candle light. The candles are also white, a symbol of Christ. We start off by having Hosts (oplatkey) on our china dishes in front of us.

The Hosts are decorated in Christmas images, and then we poured honey onto them. Each of us takes a glob a honey on our finger and goes around the table. We sign the sign of the cross on each others forehead with the honey. It usually gets very messy. You have to keep it on during the whole dinner, because then you'll be sweet the whole new year. ;)

We eat a basic meal, because Christ had a basic meal, and traditionally Slovakians didn't have a lot of resources or wealth to afford fancy Christmas dinners.

We eat kapusta (sour kraut and potato soup), opekanza (bread and sauce), and usually some kind of meat.

Christmas Kolache is the special pasty we make every year at Christmas, and we eat it after dinner with powered sugar.

We do have Santa, (if affordable).

Some people go to Midnight mass on Christmas Eve, and some go to the morning mass.

Traditionally, Christmas and Easter are the biggest holidays for the typical Catholic Slovak family.

Answer 2

National holidays (no school etc.) are: 1st January (New Year, dissolution of Czechoslovakia in Czech Republic and Slovakia); Easter (Easter Monday only) 1st May (Labor Day) 8th May (Day of Victory-end of WW2) 5th July (Arrival of Constantine and Methodeus, christian missionaries in "ancient" Bohemia) 6th July (Jan Hus Day-he was burned at stake and is to this day known as one of the biggest czechs of all time) 28th September (Czech Statehood day also St. Wenceslaus Day- saint Patron of Czechs) 28th October (Independence Day-day when Czechoslovakia gained independence on Austro-Hungarian Empire) 17th November (Day of struggle for freedom and democracy-many historical events and protests occured on this day. Last of them was the velvet revolution in 1989 that led to overthrowing the communists) and finally Christmas 24th-26th December.

Answer 3

Slovakia celebrates several public holidays:

• 1-2 January - New Year
• 8 February - Culture Day
• (variable) - Easter and Easter Monday
• 27 April - National Resistence Day
• 1-2 May - International Labor Day
• 25 June - National Day
• 15 August - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
• 31 October - Reformation Day
• 1 November - Remembrance Day
• 25 December - Christmas Day
• 26 December - Independence Day

Answer 4

if you take a look at the orthodox caledar every day must be a holiday for the Bulgarian orthodox.The major religious and public holidays are Easter,Christmass,St.,Lent,All Souls's day ,St. George,St. Nicholas,Palm Sunday,Kukeri day,St.Jordan's day,Independence Day,Unfinication day, Bulgarian education and culture,and slavonic literature day,Labour day,Liberation day,Good friday,Granny Martha day,Women's day.Radio and television day.

Answer 5

There are a variety of holidays celebrated in Slovakia. These include the Feast of the Epiphany, Good Friday, Easter Monday, as well as Christmas.

Answer 6

constitution day

Answer 7

Chocolate

Answer 8

Beer Fest