Every year, the beginning of autumn means that a new school year begins for students and schoolchildren. Knowledge Day on September 1 is a holiday for teachers, students and all those who somehow relate to the educational process. This holiday is especially exciting for first graders who are just starting their long school journey. Many colors, smiles on their faces, wide-open eyes of first-graders - all this awaits in gymnasiums and schools. In technical schools, colleges and universities, this day is also celebrated with honors.
Why September 1
The history of the holiday on September 1 is as follows. For a very long time, the first day of September was considered the day of knowledge, but it was recognized as an official holiday only in 1984. Initially, under the tsar, studies could begin in different months of the year. City gymnasiums began the school year in mid-August, and the children of the peasants could start studying only by the end of autumn. Until all the cleaning work was completed, the study did not begin. That was the rule. After the revolution, such a distinction between urban and peasant children violated the rules of statehood. The Council of People's Commissars called September 1 the day of the beginning of the new academic year, and this happened in 1935. He also established how long the school year should last, how many vacations and how long it should be.
The first day of September was not chosen by chance. For a long time, many educational institutions began their studies on September 1. It's just that in Russia this day was considered the beginning of the new year for a long time. When Peter I postponed the New Year's holiday to January 1, it was decided to leave the first day of study in September, since there was no need to take a long break in study and make a move during vacation days for the winter months.
On a note! Also, an important role was assigned to the church. Many training centers were organized at the churches, and they did not want to change their calendar, did not recognize innovations.
In 1980, September 1 was approved as the official day of knowledge. But all students on this day have already begun to study, and only in 1984 it was made an official holiday.
September 1 became the official knowledge day in 1980.
The beginning of the academic year in the USSR and post-Soviet countries
In the USSR, September 1 was considered a very important day. They prepared for it in advance: they bought school uniforms, girls put on white aprons, boys put on white shirts, sewed smart collars, bought beautiful bouquets of flowers. A solemn line was necessarily held, the banner of the school was carried out with honor, the pioneer bugle played. The flag was raised on the flagpole, and those present greeted it, saluting with their hands. Those who came to school for the first time received sets of first graders as gif.webpts.
Since the days of the USSR, little has changed in the celebration of the Day of Knowledge.
September 1 was not a public holiday, and it was not a generally recognized holiday either, but the parents asked for time off from work to accompany their children to the line. Flowers were more often grown at
homestead plots, but sometimes bought. Previously, there was not such an abundance of flower shops, but by the first day of September they tried to pick up the most magnificent and beautiful bouquet of multi-colored gladioli, dahlias, asters. On this day, on the streets one could meet teachers dressed in smart clothes, with large bouquets of flowers.
There were no classes on September 1 as such, it was a day of knowledge. The students shared their impressions of the summer, told where they were in the summer months. The first graders got to know each other and the first teacher. The very first lesson was the lesson of peace.Teachers talked about the Second World War and about the price at which people got the opportunity to live peacefully, and what monstrous sacrifices were made.
We also discussed lesson schedules, extracurricular activities, got acquainted with new students and teachers.
Everything has remained similar to this day. The holiday of September 1 is called the day of knowledge. Children go to school with flowers, beautiful and smart. In all post-Soviet countries, the tradition of celebrating the Day of Knowledge continues, and everywhere the First Day of Knowledge is held very similarly. An exception is Uzbekistan, where September 1 is the official Independence Day. For this reason, students go to school not on the first, but on the second of September.
1st September is not a school day. In many gymnasiums and schools, a festive line is always held, the first bell rings. Special attention is paid to first-graders, for them September 1 is a very significant day. Often on this day, classes go to the cinema, theaters, exhibitions, museums. In higher and secondary educational institutions, students also come with flowers, concerts, entertainment events are arranged.
Start of studies in other countries
In Germany, first graders receive a large bag of sweets as a gif.webpt.
- In Germany, they begin to study from late summer to early autumn, it all depends on the region of the country. An original gif.webpt for first graders is a bag made of thick paper, where sweets are put together with stationery. Instead of a bouquet, first-graders with such bags go to first grade for the first time.
- Norway starts the school year at the end of April. They begin to study at the age of six. An interesting fact in this country can be called the fact that the local schools do not provide canteens and other catering points. The younger grades are given juices or yoghurts, and the older children bring their meals from home.
- Czech children, like Russian children, go to school on the first of September, usually from the age of six. Before the child is admitted to school, he talks with a psychologist, and he decides how the child is mentally and emotionally ready for school.
- In India, the day of knowledge begins on June 1, but it is not considered a holiday. The maximum that parents do is treat children with sweets and read a solemn prayer when they leave the house.
- Hungary is a country where the management of the institution decides for itself when the school year begins. It usually starts in August-September. Also, each school distributes the duration and time of the holidays independently, at its discretion. The only general condition is that the school year must be 185 days a year.
- In England, children begin their studies at the age of five. The beginning of the school year is in September. Institutions in the UK are almost all boarding-house type: children live in school dormitories, and go home only for weekends or vacations. Parents are allowed to visit their children at a certain, specially allotted time for this.
- Denmark has the shortest summer holidays - only a month and a half, and after them a new school year starts in mid-August.
In India, the school year begins in June.
How Knowledge Day is celebrated at home
That's right, if the family has a tradition to consider September 1 as a holiday and to celebrate this day of knowledge. In this case, children will be happy to go to school, try to get good grades, and strive for knowledge. If parents, long before the start of the school year, begin to argue out loud how they do not like September 1, how hard it is to do homework with their children and accompany them to school, and also attend parent-teacher meetings, children will have the same negative attitude to school activities.
The main gif.webpt for schoolchildren on September 1 is a briefcase with all the necessary accessories.
The tradition of all families with schoolchildren is to purchase stationery in advance. Parents with their children go to the store, where they choose notebooks, pens, pencils, paints and other stationery for school.It is advisable to give the children the opportunity to choose what they like best.
Also, many parents give gif.webpts to their students. This is especially true for first-graders, who need to make it clear that September 1 is a real holiday, and not the beginning of hard painful work. What can you give a first grader?
- Schoolbag or backpack
- Interesting informative literature
- Sports uniform
- School uniform
- Visit to a water park or amusement park
On a note! Also in the evening, you can arrange a family tea party with a cake so that the children feel how important this event is - the beginning of the school year.
Gaining knowledge is a responsible and difficult stage in the life of every person, and the task of parents and teachers is to do everything possible so that children are happy to learn something new. If studying is a joy, and every September 1 is a personal holiday, only the warmest memories will remain from school years.
