National holidays in Slovakia

National holidays in Slovakia

Date	English translation	Local name	Remarks
1 January (1993)	Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic	Deň vzniku Slovenskej republiky	Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
6 January	Epiphany (The Three Magi and Christmas Day of Orthododox Christians)	Zjavenie Pána (Traja králi a vianočný sviatok pravoslávnych kresťanov)
March, April	Good Friday	Veľkonočný piatok
March, April	Easter Monday	Veľkonočný pondelok	See also Dyngus Day
1 May (1886)	May Day, Labour Day	Sviatok práce	International observances began with the Haymarket Riot in Chicago
8 May (1945)	Day of victory over fascism	Deň víťazstva nad fašizmom	The end of World War II in Europe; initially celebrated one day later
5 July (863)	St. Cyril and Metod Day	Sviatok svätého Cyrila a Metoda	Slavic missionaries Cyril (Constantine) and Metod (Methodius) came to Great Moravia (see also Glagolitic alphabet)
29 August (1944)	Slovak National Uprising anniversary	Výročie slovenské národné povstanie	The Slovaks rose against Nazi Germany
1 September (1992)	Day of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic	Deň Ústavy Slovenskej republiky	The constitution of (future) independent Slovakia has been adopted in Bratislava
15 September	Day of Our Lady of Sorrows, patron saint of Slovakia	Sviatok Panny Márie Sedembolestnej, patrónky Slovenska	The Patron saint of Slovakia is the Blessed Virgin Mary
1 November	All Saints’ Day	Sviatok všetkých svätých	Cementeries are visited on or around this day
17 November (1989/1939)	Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day	Deň boja za slobodu a demokraciu	Commemorating the student demonstration against Nazi occupation in 1939, and especially the demonstration in 1989 in Prague considered to mark the beginning of the Velvet Revolution.
24 December	Christmas Eve	Štedrý deň	Christmas presents are opened in the evening on Christmas Eve in Slovakia
25 December	Christmas Day	Prvý sviatok vianočný	literally, First Christmas Day
26 December	St. Stephen's Day	Druhý sviatok vianočný	literally, Second Christmas Day

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