Name days in the Czech Republic
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In the Czech Republic, each day of the year, except national holidays, corresponds to a personal name. People celebrate their name day ("svátek"—or more formally "jmeniny", but that term isn't usually used) on the date corresponding to their own given name.[1]
In the past, parents were not allowed to choose just any name for a child. This has changed, although it is still common to choose the name from the name day "calendar", and any highly unusual name has to be approved by a special office. The original list was the Roman Catholic calendar of saints, but many changes were made to reflect the present-day usage of names.
The name day is commonly of less importance than birthdays to Czech people.
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References
[edit]- ↑ Tichy, Jan (27 July 2018). "Czech Name Day Tradition". catvusa.com. Czech American TV. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
See also
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[edit]- Czech name days
- International name days API Archived 14 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine