ArmInfo. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to Czech colleague Milos Zeman on the occasion of the National Holiday of the country. ArmInfo was informed about this in the press service of the Armenian leader.
October 28 in the Czech Republic is celebrated as a day of statehood, or the day of the formation of Czechoslovakia, in the people it is also called the Day of St. Wenceslas. On October 28, 1918, it was on Wenceslas Square in Prague that the independence of Czechoslovakia was officially proclaimed, and a new history for the people of the former Austrian-Hungarian Empire began. Thus, the Czech people waited for their own state only after 300 years of Austrian domination. On this day in the country many festive and celebratory events are held.
Traditionally, this day is dedicated to the delivery of state awards to the most distinguished figures of the country, the military parade in Prague, the open day in the Czech parliament and a lot of mass entertainment and festivities, which, as a rule, result in colorful fireworks.