Holidays and non-working days:
— 1 January — New Year's Day and the Day of the Restoration of the Independent Czech State
— Easter
— 1 May — Labour Day
— 8 May — Victory Day
— 5 July — Saints Cyril and Methodius Day
— 6 July — Jan Hus Execution Day
— 28 September — Czech Statehood Day
— 28 October — Day of the Establishment of the Independent Czechoslovak Republic
— 17 November — Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
— 24 December — Christmas Eve
— 25 December — Christmas Day
— 26 December — Saint Stephen's Day.
These are not public holidays, but they are celebrated in Prague:
— 6 January — Epiphany Day or the "Three Kings' Feast." On this day, children go from house to house, sing carols, and wait for gifts, which then go to charity.
— In January-February — Masopust, an equivalent of Maslenitsa. The last week before Lent is marked by carnival processions and special "fat" lunches.
— On Walpurgis Night (Pálení čarodějnic), from 30 April to 1 May, people all over the Czech Republic dance in circles and burn effigies symbolizing witches on bonfires.
— The Czech Beer Festival (Český pivní festival) takes place in Prague in the second half of May: in a huge tent for 10 thousand people, you can have a great time and try several dozen varieties of beer.
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