2010: Slovakia

switzerland National Holidays in Slovakia in 2010

2010 Date Name Remarks
January 1 Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia
January 6 Epiphany
April 2 Good Friday
April 5 Easter Monday Dyngus Day
May 1 May Day, 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 is been adopted in Bratislava
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 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.
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. Stephen's Day Second Christmas Holiday

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Notes

Holidays are observed on their calendar date. If the date of a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then the holiday will not be moved to a weekday.

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