List of public holidays of the Gymnasium State

List of public holidays of the Gymnasium State includes all public holidays and important days observed in the Gymnasium State. Although the Senate or one of its predecessors proclaimed the following days as either a public holiday or an important day, there exists no law defining them any further. The majority of the public holidays and important days are shared with the Czech Republic including holidays celebrating Czech statehood, though several Czech holidays were decided to not be observed. Though majority of Gymnazists is irreligious, Christian holidays are still observed. Original holidays of the Gymnasium State are highlighted.

Date	English name	Czech name	Type	Remarks
1 January	New Year's Day	Nový rok	Public holiday	Beginning of the new year.
	Independent Czech State Restoration Day	Den obnovy samostatného českého státu	Public holiday	Breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1993
16 January	Jan Palach Remembrance Day	Den památky Jana Palacha	Important day	Self-immolation of Jan Palach in 1969
27 January	International Holocaust Remembrance Day	Den památky obětí holocaustu a předcházení zločinům proti lidskosti	Important day	Liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945
14 March	Science Day	Den vědy	Important day	Birth of Albert Einstein in 1879 and death of Stephen Hawking in 2018
28 March	Birthday of John Amos Comenius	Den narození Jana Ámose Komenského	Important day	Birth of John Amos Comenius in 1592
7 April	Education Day	Den vzdělanosti	Important day	Establishment of Charles University in 1348
Movable Friday	Good Friday	Velký pátek	Public holiday	Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, Christian holiday
Movable Monday	Easter Monday	Velikonoční pondělí	Public holiday	Tradtional welcome of spring, Christian holiday
1 May	Labour Day	Svátek práce	Public holiday	Workers' strike leading to the Haymarket massacre in 1886
5 May	May Uprising of the Czech People	Květnové povstání českého lidu	Important day	Prague uprising in 1945
6 May	Liberation Day	Den osvobození	Important day	Liberation of Sušice by the US Army in 1945
8 May	Victory Day	Den vítězství	Public holiday	End of the Second World War in Europe in 1945
Movable Saturday	Majales	Majáles	Public holiday	May student celebrations
25 May	Towel Day	Den ručníků	Important day	Death of Douglas Adams
10 June	Lidice Massacre Remembrance Day	Vyhlazení obce Lidice	Important day	Lidice massacre in 1942
4 June	Tiananmen Square Massacre Remembrance Day	Den památky masakru na náměstí Nebeského klidu	Important day	Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989
27 June	Victims of the Communist Regime Remembrance Day	Den památky obětí komunistického režimu	Important day	Execution of Milada Horáková in 1950.
5 July	Saints Cyril and Methodius Day	Den slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a Metoděje	Public holiday	Arrival of Saints Cyril and Methodius to Great Moravia in 863
6 July	Jan Hus Day	Den upálení mistra Jana Husa	Public holiday	Execution of Jan Hus in 1415
1 September	Independence Day	Den nezávislosti	Public holiday	Independence of the Socialist State of Gymnasium
28 September	Czech Statehood Day	Den české státnosti	Public holiday	Murder of Saint Wenceslas in 929/935
28 October	Czechoslovak Independence Day	Den vzniku samostatného československého státu	Public holiday	Creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918
11 November	War Veterans Day	Den válečných veteránů	Important day	End of the First World War in 1918
17 November	Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day	Den boje za svobodu a demokracii	Public holiday	Student demonstrations in 1939 and 1989
	International Students' Day	Mezinárodní den studentstva	Public holiday
24 December	Christmas Eve	Štědrý den	Public holiday	Evening Christmas celebration
25 December	Christmas Day	1. svátek vánoční	Public holiday	Birth of Jesus Christ, Christian holiday
26 December	Second Christmas Day	2. svátek vánoční	Public holiday	Death of Saint Stephen, Christian holiday