| 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 |
Epiphany (The Three Magi and Christmas Day of Orthododox Christians) |
Zjavenie Pána (Traja králi a vianočný sviatok pravoslávnych kresťanov) |
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| March, April |
Good Friday |
Veľkonočný piatok |
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| March, April |
Easter Monday |
Veľkonočný pondelok |
See also Dyngus Day |
| 1 May (1886) |
May Day, Labour Day |
Sviatok práce |
International observances began with the Haymarket Riot in Chicago |
| 8 May (1945) |
Day of victory over fascism |
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) |
Slovak National Uprising anniversary |
Výročie Slovenského národného povstania |
The Slovaks rose against Nazi Germany |
| 1 September (1992) |
Day of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic |
Deň Ústavy Slovenskej republiky |
The constitution of (future) independent Slovakia has been adopted in Bratislava |
| 15 September |
Day of Our Lady of Sorrows, patron saint of Slovakia |
Sviatok Panny Márie Sedembolestnej, patrónky Slovenska |
The Patron saint of Slovakia is the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| 1 November |
All Saints’ Day |
Sviatok všetkých svätých |
Cemeteries are visited on or around this day |
| 17 November (1989/1939) |
Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day |
Deň boja za slobodu a demokraciu |
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. |
| 24 December |
Christmas Eve |
Štedrý deň |
Christmas presents are opened in the evening on Christmas Eve in Slovakia |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day |
Prvý sviatok vianočný |
literally, First Christmas Holiday |
| 26 December |
St. Stephen's Day |
Druhý sviatok vianočný |
literally, Second Christmas Holiday |