National Holiday /September 28/ and Dean’s Day /September 29, 2023/

On Friday, September 29, all classes and office hours are cancelled due to Dean’s Day. The same applies for Thursday, September 28, which is a National Holiday in the Czech Republic.

On September 28th, the national Czech Statehood Day holiday, also known as the ‘Feast of St. Wenceslas’ is celebrated in the Czech Republic. The holiday has been held as a national holiday since 2000. The day is both a celebration of the foundation of the Czech Republic as well as the commemoration of one of the most prominent historical figures, the patron saint of Bohemia, Wenceslas.