Holidays in Slovakia
As in other countries, the public holidays in Slovakia are divided into state and Christian holidays. The religious holidays are the same as most of the holidays in other countries. Of the national holidays, only May 1st, as in other countries, and November 17th, which is the same holiday in the Czech Republic , are the same.
| Date (year) | German name | Slovak name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 (1993) | Day of the Creation of the Slovak Republic | Deň vzniku Slovenskej republiky | Establishment of independent Slovakia through the dissolution of Czechoslovakia |
| 6th January | Epiphany ( Epiphany and Christmas Day of the Orthodox Christians) | Zjavenie Pána (Traja králi a vianočný sviatok pravoslávnych kresťanov) | religious holiday |
| March April | Good Friday | Veľký piatok | religious holiday |
| March April | Easter Monday | Veľkonočný pondelok | religious holiday |
| May 1 (1886) | Labor Day | Sviatok práce | Strike and mass demonstrations by workers in Chicago , USA |
| May 8 (1945) | Day of victory over fascism | Deň víťazstva nad fašizmom | End of World War II ; celebrated earlier on May 9th |
| July 5 (863) | Holiday of St. Cyril and Method | Sviatok svätého Cyrila a Metoda | religious holiday; Arrival of the two Slav apostles in the Great Moravian Empire |
| August 29 (1944) | Anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising | Výročie SNP | Uprising of the Slovaks against National Socialist Germany |
| September 1 (1992) | Constitution Day of the Slovak Republic | Deň Ústavy Slovenskej republiky | Adoption of the constitution of the future independent Slovakia in Bratislava |
| September 15th | Holiday of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows , Patroness of Slovakia | Sviatok Panny Márie Sedembolestnej, patrónky Slovenska | religious holiday; St. Mary is a patroness of Slovakia |
| November 1st | All Saints Day | Sviatok všetkých svätých | religious holiday |
| November 17th (1989/1939) | Day of the struggle for freedom and democracy | Deň boja za slobodu a demokraciu | Recalls the student demonstrations against the Nazi regime in 1939 and, above all, the 1989 demonstration in Prague , which initiated the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia |
| 24th of December | Christmas eve | Štedrý deň | religious holiday |
| 25 December | 1st Christmas Holiday | 1. sviatok vianočný | religious holiday |
| December 26th | 2nd Christmas Day | 2. sviatok vianočný | religious holiday |