| 2012 Date |
Name |
Remarks |
| January 1 |
Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic
|
Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia |
| January 6 |
Epiphany
|
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| April 6 |
Good Friday
|
Friday before Easter Sunday |
| April 9 |
Easter Monday
|
Dyngus Day |
| May 1 |
Labour Day
|
International observances began with the Haymarket Riot in Chicago |
| May 8 |
Day of victory over fascism
|
The end of World War II in Europe; initially celebrated one day later |
| July 5 |
St Cyril and Methodius Day
|
Slavic missionaries Cyril (Constantine) and Metod (Methodius) came to Great Moravia |
| August 29 |
Slovak National Uprising anniversary
|
The Slovaks rose against Nazi Germany |
| September 1 |
Day of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic
|
The constitution of independent Slovakia was adopted in Bratislava in 1992 |
| September 15 |
Day of Our Lady of Sorrows, patron saint of Slovakia
|
The Patron saint of Slovakia is the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| November 1 |
All Saints Day
|
Cemeteries are visited on or around this day |
| November 17 |
Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
|
Commemorating student demonstrations in 1939 and 1989 |
| December 24 |
Christmas Eve
|
Christmas presents are opened in the evening on Christmas Eve in Slovakia |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day
|
First Christmas Holiday |
| December 26 |
St Stephens Day
|
Second Christmas Holiday |
National public holidays of Slovakia in 2012