Remembrance Days in Slovakia are working days.
For Public holidays in Slovakia see National holidays in Slovakia.
Date English name Local name Remarks25 March (1988) Struggle for Human Rights Day Deň zápasu za ľudské práva Commemorates Candle demonstration in Bratislava13 April (1950) Unfairly Prosecuted Persons Day Deň nespravodlivo stíhaných male monasteries were dissolved and friars were interned in Communist Czechoslovakia 4 May (1919) Anniversary of the Decease of Milan Rastislav Štefánik Výročie úmrtia M. R. Štefánika the Slovak co-founder of Czechoslovakia died in an aeroplane accident under unexplained circumstances7 June (1861) Anniversary of the Memorandum of the Slovak Nation Výročie Memoranda národa slovenského 5 July (n/a*) Foreign Slovaks Day Deň zahraničných Slovákov at the same time the St. Cyril and Methodius Day; Probably marks the assassination of Matúš Černák, a former minister of the WWII Slovak Republic and then leader of the Slovak exile, in Munich in 195517 July (1992) Independence Day Výročie deklarácie o zvrchovanosti SR Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the Slovak Republic4 August (1863) Matica Slovenská Day Deň Matice SlovenskejMatica Slovenská is a main Slovak cultural institution founded in 18639 September (1941) Day of the Victims of Holocaust and of racial violence Deň obetí holokaustu a rasového násilia the WWII-Slovak Republic issued the Jews Code, see under Jozef Tiso19 September (1848) Day of the First Public Appearance of the Slovak National CouncilDeň 1. verejného vystúpenia SNRthe Sl. National Council – a kind of predecessor of the present-day Slovak parliament – was created on September 15, 1848, and on 19 September initiated the Slovak Volunteer Campaigns of 1848/1849 (see under Ľudovít Štúr)6 October (1944) Dukla Pass Victims DayDeň obetí Dukly The passage of this pass at the Battle of the Dukla Pass was an important step in the liberation of Czechoslovakia during WWII27 October (1907) Černová Tragedy Day Deň černovskej tragédie 15 Slovaks killed and 70 injured in a shooting by policemen when protesting for their priest Andrej Hlinka in the village of Černová; this incident has called the world's attention the attitude to the minorities in the Hungarian part of Austria-Hungary 28 October (1918) Day of the Establishment of an Independent Czecho-Slovak StateDeň vzniku samostatného česko-slovenského štátusee under Czechoslovakia 28 October (1815) Birth of Ľudovít Štúr DayDeň narodenia Ľ. Štúrathe author of the present-day Slovak language standard 31 October (1517) Reformation DayDeň reformácieCommemorates the day Martin Luther nailed The Ninety-Five Theses on the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, sparking the Protestant Reformation.30 December (1977) Day of the Declaration of Slovakia as an Independent Ecclesiastic ProvinceDeň vyhlásenia Slovenska za samostatnú cirkevnú provinciu Commemorates the declaration of Slovakia as a separate ecclesiastical province by Pope Paul VI.
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