It is the feast day of St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia, and commemorates his death in 935. Also known as ‘Czech Statehood day’, it is a national holiday in the Czech Republic and has been a public holiday since 2000.
Wenceslas, a Christian in a pagan environment, is understood to have reigned with courage, dignity and piety.
As a footnote, and a warning against fratricide, it was Boleslav who founded the independent Czech state, yet his martyred brother has the Day of Czech Statehood celebrated on his feast day.
An article about history here.
Calendar of events
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17Mar
Water Days
17. 3. 2025 – 26. 3. 2025Kampus MENDELU + Lipka Jezírko + SPŠ Stavební Kudelova Brno -
27Mar
ECOS conference FBE
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02Apr
Spatial and temporal variation in Amazon deforestation and forest recovery: implications for the climate and biodiversity
2. 4. 202516:00online -
15Apr
Innovativeness of Regions and Challenges for the Transfer of Science to Practice
15. 4. 202510:30Auditorium, building Z, FRDIS -
16Apr
Financial Multilevel Governance of the EU: Role of the Regions
16. 4. 202511:00Auditorium, building Z, FRDIS -
21Apr
Green week at FRDIS
21. 4. 2025 – 25. 4. 2025Building Z, FRDIS, MENDELU