| Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
| 25 March (1988) |
Struggle for Human Rights Day |
Deň zápasu za ľudské práva |
Commemorates Candle demonstration in Bratislava |
| 13 April (1950) |
Unfairly Prosecuted Persons Day |
Deň nespravodlivo stíhaných |
male monasteries were dissolved and friars were interned in Communist Czechoslovakia |
| 4 May (1919) |
Anniversary of the Decease of Milan Rastislav Štefánik |
Výročie úmrtia M. R. Štefánika |
the Slovak co-founder of Czechoslovakia died in an aeroplane accident under unexplained circumstances |
| 7 June (1861) |
Anniversary of the Memorandum of the Slovak Nation |
Výročie Memoranda národa slovenského |
| 5 July (n/a*) |
Foreign Slovaks Day |
Deň zahraničných Slovákov |
at the same time the St. Cyril and Methodius Day; *Probably marks the assassination of Matúš Černák, a former minister of the WWII Slovak Republic and then leader of the Slovak exile, in Munich in 1955 |
| 17 July (1992) |
Independence Day |
Výročie deklarácie o zvrchovanosti SR |
Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the Slovak Republic |
| 4 August (1863) |
Matica Slovenská Day |
Deň Matice Slovenskej |
Matica Slovenská is a main Slovak cultural institution founded in 1863 |
| 9 September (1941) |
Day of the Victims of Holocaust and of racial violence |
Deň obetí holokaustu a rasového násilia |
the WWII-Slovak Republic issued the Jews Code, see under Jozef Tiso |
| 19 September (1848) |
Day of the First Public Appearance of the Slovak National Council |
Deň 1. verejného vystúpenia SNR |
the Sl. National Council – a kind of predecessor of the present-day Slovak parliament – was created on September 15, 1848 and on 19 September initiated the Slovak Volunteer Campaigns of 1848/1849 (see under Ľudovít Štúr) |
| 6 October (1944) |
Dukla Pass Victims Day |
Deň obetí Dukly |
The passage of this pass was an important step in the liberation of Czechoslovakia during WWII |
| 27 October (1907) |
Černová Tragedy Day |
Deň černovskej tragédie |
15 Slovaks killed and 70 injured in front of a church by Hungarian policemen when protesting against Hungarian priests in the village of Černová; this incident has called the world’s attention to the strong Magyarisation of Slovaks in Austria-Hungary |
| 28 October (1918) |
Day of the Establishment of an Independent Czecho-Slovak State |
Deň vzniku samostatného česko-slovenského štátu |
see under Czechoslovakia |
| 29 October (1815) |
Birth of Ľudovít Štúr Day |
Deň narodenia Ľ. Štúra |
the author of the present-day Slovak language standard |
| 30 October (1918) |
Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation |
Výročie Deklarácie slovenského národa |
Slovaks officially joined Czechoslovakia |
| 31 October (1517) |
Reformation Day |
Deň reformácie |
Martin Luther nails up his famous programme in Wittenberg |
| 30 December (1977) |
Day of the Declaration of Slovakia as an Independent Ecclesiastic Province |
Deň vyhlásenia Slovenska za samostatnú cirkevnú provinciu |
by pope Paul VI |
