prague independence day

But don’t worry – we’re sure you’ll enjoy any day in Prague – if it is national holiday or not. National Public Holidays.

Czechs lost their privileges, rights and property, and almost their national identity due to forced Catholicisation and Germanisation (part of the wider Counter-Reformation movement). Later President and the key members of the government place flowers on the grave of Tomáš Masaryk. When visiting Prague at the beginning and end of the main school holidays you might experience often traffic jams. 1 January – New Year’s Day / Czech Independence Day. 50+ videos Play all Mix - FSO TOUR 2015 Oficial | Independence Day YouTube FSO - Up - "Suite" (Michael Giacchino) - Duration: 8:15. filmsymphony 27,906 views

Czech Republic celebrates its independence day as a national holiday. President of the Czech Republic delivers a solemn speech, thus starting the official part of celebration. Is there anything special happening that day? That same day, General Patton's American Third Army (with 150,000 soldiers) arrived in Pilsen (only a few hours away from Prague) while Marshal Konev's Soviet Army was on the borders of Moravia. Independence Day is a national holiday, grand festive events are organized. I was wondering if stores, restaurants and tourist Sites are open.

Also can we see prague in two days, two nights if one of the days is the 28. Outstanding Czechs are invited to the medals awarding ceremony at Prague Castle, the official residence of President. General Patton was in favour of liberating Prague, but he had to comply with the instructions from General D. Eisenhower. The defeat slammed the door on Czech independence for almost three centuries.

During the Thirty Years' War, Saxons occupied Prague from 1631 to 1632, and Swedes seized Hradčany and Malá Strana in 1648. Answer 11 of 16: Has anyone been in Prague on Oct 28, Prague Independence Day? Sporadic rainfall is relatively constant throughout the year (in Prague, the average number of days per month experiencing at least 0.1 mm (0.0039 in) of rain varies from 12 in September and October to 16 in November) but concentrated heavy rainfall (days with more than 10 mm (0.39 in) per day) are more frequent in the months of May to August (average around two such days per month).

The country president’s speech is televised and is followed with the awarding of medals to Czechs who have done great deeds. Every October 28th, a few thousand of the Czech Republic’s leading citizens are invited to the Independence Day ceremony at Prague Castle. Answer 1 of 3: We will be in Prague on Czechoslovak Independence Day (Oct 28th).