2023 will offer Czech citizens several “long weekends” with public holidays falling on a Friday or Monday.
1) The first ‘long weekend’ traditionally awaits us in spring: Good Friday and Easter Monday provide four consecutive weekends from 7 to 10 April.
2) The second weekend won’t last long. Labor Day falls on a Monday, and we will have three days off in a row, from April 29 to May 1.
3) The third ‘long weekend’ is Victory Day, which also falls on Monday. We will have three consecutive days off, from May 6 to 8.
4) The Fight for Freedom and Democracy Day falls on Friday, which means that we will again have a three-day holiday in a row, from November 17 to 19.
5) Christmas holidays: December 25 falls on Monday, meaning that there will be a four-day holiday, from December 23 to 26.
*January 1, 2024, falling on a Monday, could be considered the sixth “long holiday. At the beginning of new year, we will holidays from December 30 to January 1.
**In addition, the coming year 2023 will give us a chance to organize a five-day weekend in July. The holidays Cyril and Methodius Day and Jan Hus Day fall on Wednesday and Thursday. If you take the Friday off, you can have a five-day holiday from July 5 to 9.
In the new year, there will be 250 working days and 115 days off.
Public holidays in the Czech Republic and holidays in 2023:
- 1 January (Sunday) – Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State, New Year’s Day
- 7 April – Good Friday;
- 10 April – Easter Monday;
- 1 May (Monday) – Labour Day;
- 8 May (Monday) – Victory Day;
- July 5 (Wednesday) – the Day of the Slavic Saints Cyril and Methodius;
- 6 July (Thursday) – Jan Hus day;
- 28 September (Thursday) – Czech Statehood Day;
- 28 October (Saturday) – Statehood Day;
- 17 November (Friday) – Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy;
- 24 December (Sunday) – Christmas Eve;
- 25 December (Monday) – Christmas Day;
- 26 December (Tuesday) – St. Stephen’s Day.
