New Year's Day in Czechia (2017)

New Year’s Day in Czechia was observed on **January 1, 2017**, as a nationwide public holiday. Officially called *Den obnovy samostatného českého státu* (Restoration Day of an Independent Czech State) alongside *Nový rok* (New Year), it marked the anniversary of the country’s 1993 split from Slovakia. |January 1, 2017—a fixed date for both the holiday and the start of the Gregorian calendar year. |Yes, it is observed across the entire country as a public holiday.