Today’s Doodle November 17, 2022 celebrates Freedom and Democracy Day in Slovakia. This holiday commemorates two events that granted
Czechoslovakians a free and democratic country. On this day in 1939, students organized protests and demonstrations against German occupants. On the 50th anniversary of the protests in 1989, students once again protested against Soviet communists after 40 years of occupation.
The public holiday was officially established in 2001, and reminds Slovakians (and Czechs) of the bravery displayed by protestors fighting for freedom in both 1939 and 1989. The 1989 event is now known as the Velvet Revolution.
On Freedom and Democracy Day, Slovakians feel immense national pride. Many attend street festivals and candle-lighting ceremonies to celebrate..
Happy Freedom and Democracy Day, Slovakia!
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