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State holiday - no school and parents do not go to work in the Czech Republic. Saint Wenceslas Day in the Czech Republic is always on September 28th each year and commemorates the patrons saints death in 935. A popular carol about St. Stephen´s day mentiones him as a Good King Wencesslas, it was written in 1853. CelebrationPeople enjoy the day of spending time with family and friend relaxing. Some attend patriotic events while other may reflect on who Saint Wenceslas is and his contributions he made. HistoryAlso called Czech Statehood Day, Wenceslas was born near Prague in 907 to the Duke of Bohemia. When his father died he was only 15 years old. His main contributions were to unify Bohemia and support the Christian church. Supporting the Church made him enemies in his family and he was eventually killed by supporters of his brother Boleslav. Suffering a martyrs death he was made a saint.

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State holiday - no school and parents do not go to work in the Czech Republic. Always celebrated on 28 October, this day is the National Day of the Czech Republic. This holiday commemorates the date in 1918 when Czechoslovakia was created. How is Independent Czechoslovak State Day celebrated?On this day, the president of the Czech republic, together with key members of the government place flowers on the grave of president Masaryk. In the evening, the Czech president presents honours and awards to leaders of cultural and social life in the Czech Republic. History of Independent Czechoslovak State DayThe area of Czechoslovakia had been a part of the Austro Hungarian Empire until the Empire collapsed at the end of World War I. The Czech speaking areas of Bohemia and Moravia had been under Austrian rule while Slovakia was part of Hungary. Before World War I, there had been nationalist movements in both the Czech lands and Slovakia. Despite the Czech area being an industrialised region and Slovakia being a mainly agricultural based country, the two regions took the opportunity to become a new nation. 'Czechoslovak' independence was proclaimed in Prague's Wenceslas Square on 28 October 1918. The president of the 'First Republic' was Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, who was the leader of the nationalist movement outside the Austro Hungarian Empire.

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State holiday - no school and parents do not go to work in the Czech Republic. Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day This day commemorates uprisings by Czech students against totalitarian regimes.On 17 November 1939, after student demonstrations during funeral of a student Jan Opletal, who was killed during demonstration against German occupation on 28 October, the Nazis executed nine Czech students and professors and declared all Czech universities and institutes closed for three years. In 1941, 17 November was proclaimed International Students’ Day. On 17 November 1989, a peaceful student demonstration was organized by independent and Communist student organizations to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Nazi atrocities. The crowd of students, growing increasingly bold and critical of the regime, was suppressed by the police when it reached National Avenue.This turned out to be the spark that ignited the Velvet Revolution, which led to the collapse of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.In 2000, 17 November was proclaimed a state holiday.It is commemorated through public rituals and ceremonies, which usually include the president laying flowers at the commemorative plaque on National Avenue in Prague and delivering a speech.

All Souls' Day, November 2 Czechs visit cemeteries to remember and pay respects to their deceased loved ones. All Souls’ Day falls on November 2nd. The official Czech name is Památka zesnulých ("a remembrance of those who have passed"), but everyone calls the day dušičky ("little souls") or všech svatých ("of all saints"). People sometimes compare this old tradition to Halloween, but the two don’t have much in common. Dušičky is a quiet time in the Czech Republic. People visit the graves of family members and relatives to light candles, lay flowers and wreaths and spend a few moments. If All Souls’ Day falls on a work day, trips to the cemetery are often taken during the preceding or following weekend.The flickering glow of hundreds of freshly lit candles makes the atmosphere at cemeteries during dušičky time quite beautiful. The weather is usually chilly or rainy, but it doesn’t prevent Czechs from observing the tradition.

Remembrance Day is an important day in the Czech calendar but everybody goes to work or school. Not many special events are organized. We commemorate the end of World War I in 1918. The intention of the day is to remember the fallen on both sides in the 'Great war'. 11 November has an older tradition that is, by coincidence, associated with war and peace. In the Christian calendar it was known as 'Martinmas' or St. Martin's day. Martin was a Roman soldier who converted to Christianity, and because of his new found religion, refused to fight under a pagan flag. After leaving the army, Martin (ironically named after Mars, the Roman god of war) became a monk, rising up through the orders to eventually become a bishop in Gaul (modern day France). In the context of the modern day holiday, 11 November marks the signing of the armistice (peace agreement) between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France. The armistice took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning - the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month." However, while this date is used to reflect the end of the whole war, it technically relates to the cease fire on the Western Front; fighting continued after 11 November in parts of the Ottoman Empire. After the 'end' of the war in 1918, it didn't take long before the signing of the armistice was adopted as a suitable time and date for countries involved in the war to mark the sacrifice of their soldiers, with official remembrance services taking place in the UK and USA in 1919. Remembrance Day around the worldDespite the common history, Remembrance Day has evolved in different ways around the world. Depending on where you are in the world, it can be known as Armistice Day, Veterans' Day (USA), Remembrance Day, Poppy Day and may not even be celebrated on 11 November. It is celebrated for exampe in Canada, USA (since 1954 they commemorate the fallen of WWII and other conflicts), UK (the official commemoration was moved to the Sunday closest to 11 November in 1939, to avoid any disruption to production in factories supporting the war effort. This Sunday observance has remained since, though the 11th may also be marked with a moment of silence at 11am. and the oficial flower is red poppy which used to grow on the graves), Australia and New Zealand, Belgium, France. This day is not a happy celebration of the victory in a war but a day when people gave hold to those who had died in the wars. In UK the bright paper flowers are sold and donations are collected by charity organizations to help the Armed Forces community. Members of the public wear the paper poppy on their chests as a symbol of Remembrance, to remember the fallen service men and women killed in a war conflict. Project Poppy Day in our school in November 2017 Nine elementary classes took part in crosscuriculum project. Pupils learnt about the international Remembrance Day in English, studied products made from poppy seed, read stories in Czech languages, solved Math riddles, baked in Vocational studies, painted poppy, created poppy stickers and dolls in Crafts. Finally they organized an exhibition.

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