National holidays in Slovakia
† - the date is acknowledged as a national holiday but is not a public holiday[1]
| Date | English translation | Local name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January (1993) | Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic | Deň vzniku Slovenskej republiky | Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia |
| 6 January | Zjavenie Pána | ||
| March, April | Veľkonočný piatok | ||
| March, April | Veľkonočný pondelok | See also Dyngus Day | |
| 1 May (1886) | Sviatok práce | ||
| 8 May (1945) | Deň víťazstva nad fašizmom | The end of World War II in Europe; initially celebrated one day later | |
| 5 July (863) | St. Cyril and Methodius Day | Sviatok svätého Cyrila a Metoda | Slavic missionaries Cyril (Constantine) and Metod (Methodius) came to Great Moravia (see also Glagolitic alphabet) |
| 29 August (1944) | Výročie Slovenského národného povstania | The Slovaks rose up against Nazi Germany | |
| 1 September (1992)† | Deň Ústavy Slovenskej republiky | The constitution of (future) independent Slovakia was adopted in Bratislava | |
| 15 September | Day of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, patron saint of Slovakia | Sviatok Panny Márie Sedembolestnej, patrónky Slovenska | The Patron saint of Slovakia is Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows |
| 28 October (1918)† | Deň vzniku samostatného česko-slovenského štátu | ||
| 1 November | Sviatok všetkých svätých | Cemeteries are visited on or around this day | |
| 17 November (1989/1939) | Deň boja za slobodu a demokraciu | Commemorating the student demonstration against Nazi occupation in 1939, and especially the demonstration in 1989 in Bratislava and Prague considered to mark the beginning of the Velvet Revolution. | |
| 24 December | Štedrý deň | In Slovakia, Christmas presents are opened in the evening on Christmas Eve | |
| 25 December | Prvý sviatok vianočný | Literally, First Christmas Holiday | |
| 26 December | Druhý sviatok vianočný | Literally, Second Christmas Holiday | |