1. Holidays, Festivals, Celebrations the Czech Republic

2. Bank holidays
New year´s Day- 1th January, Restoration Day of the independent Czech State (1993)-2 new states
Václav Havel-the first president of Czech Republic
Liberation Day- 8th May, end of Second world war, capitulation of Hitler, defeat of Nazism

3. Saint Cyril and Methodius Day- 5th July; in 863, coming of two priests from Thessaloniki -bringing Christianity and education on Great Moravia, in Old Slavonic, new script „hlaholice“
Jan Hus Day- a religious reformer, preaching against the church-declared a heretic - burning to death at this day in year 1415 in Constance
St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood Day)- 28th September,, a duke of Bohemia and patron of the Czech State-murdering by his brother „Boleslav“ in 935 in „Stará Boleslav“

4. Independent Czechoslovak State Day- 28th October, in 1918, creation of independent Czechoslovakia, end of the 1. world war, disintegration of Austria-Hungary empire, legionaries, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk-first president of Czechoslovak Republic
Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day- 17th November, -student demonstration against Nazi occupation in 1939,funeral of Jan Opletal
- Velvet revolution in 1989,student demonstration on the National Avenue

5. Other holidays
New year´s Day- 1th January, celebrations-fireworks, special cards, meal: beef, cabbage; giving resolutions
Labour Day- 1th May, a strike of workers in 1886 in Chicago, death of several workers-clash with police, worldwide celebrated since 1890
All soul´s Day- 2nd November, ancestors and deceased family members, bringing candles and flowers

6. Easter Christian holidays- celebration of resurrection of Jesus Christ
pagan celebrations of spring
Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday,
Good Friday- between 20th March and 23th April
Easter Monday- between 23th March and 26th April, at first Monday after a first spring full moon

7. attributes: Easter egg- the attribute of copiousness and plant, decorating, giving boys
Easter bunny
lamb- sweet dessert with the shape of lamb
lamb´s-tails, crossing, bows,
Traditions: decorating the eggs
whipping ladies with willow stick several osiers entangled together with a bow baking- crumpet, „jidáše“
making a egg-nog

9. Christmas Christian holidays- celebration the birth of Jesus Christ
Christmas holidays- two weeks-students
Christmas Eve- 24th December, traditions
Christmas Day- 25th December, visit of relatives and friends, turkey
St. Stephen´s Day- 26th December, the first Christian martyr, stoned by Jews

10. apple-cutting- picture of the seed carp+potato salad- Christmas dinner
attributes: Christmas tree-decorating(decorations, candles, lights)
apple-cutting- picture of the seed
carp+potato salad- Christmas dinner
mistletoe(gold, silver, bronze)
carol-singing around the tree
presents- under the tree
crib-wooden
twist-baking
scale- for happiness
nuts
sweets

12. Festivals
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival- the most famous film festival in the Czech Republic, on the beginning of July , main price- Crystal globe

13. Prague Spring- meeting of world excellent performers, symphonies, chamber orchestras, from 12th may to 4th June, classical music and jazz concerts
Rock for People- one of the biggest rock festivals in Czech Republic, first in „Český Brod“, but in transposition to Hradec Králové

14. Colours of Ostrava- a lot of genres, today taking place in „Dolní oblast Vítkovice“ near the centre of Ostrava
„Novoměstský hrnec smíchu“- the festival of film and television comedies; concerts, performances