International Students Day

International Students Day was established in1941 in London at an international meeting of students fighting against fascism. According to other sources, this holiday was established in 1946 at the World Congress of Students in Prague. Be that as it may, International Students Day is celebrated in honor of the lost Czech students-patriots.

Czechoslovakia was one of the first countries,occupied by the fascists in the autumn of 1939, at the beginning of the Second World War. October 28, 1939 marked the 21st anniversary of the formation of the Czechoslovak state, so teachers and students took to the streets of Prague to hold a demonstration in honor of this date. Demonstration broke up the invaders, while shooting Yana Opletala - student of the medical faculty.

On November 15, funeral of Jan Opletal took place, which turned into a protest action. The occupants arrested dozens of demonstrators, and in the morning they surrounded student hostels. Total arrested more than 1200 students and sent them to the concentration camp of Sachsenhausen. In the prison of Ruzin (one of the districts of Prague) without trial and investigation were executed nine students and activists of the student movement. After this event, Hitler ordered the closure of all higher educational institutions in Czechoslovakia. In memory of this, the International Students' Day is celebrated.

In the Czech Republic, International Students Day is alsoDay of student struggle for freedom and democracy. People bring flowers and candles to Narodnaya Street in Prague since the morning of November 17. In Ukraine, the president in 1999, by his decree, announced November 17 also the National Day of the student. Generally in the post-Soviet space, by virtue of tradition, they celebrate for two days a student - International Students Day on November 17 and Tatiana Day on January 25. It turns out one day of the student before the winter session and one - after.

In addition to the International Students Day, almost every country has its own student holiday. For example, Tatyana's Day was originally a celebration of Moscow studentsUniversity, after all, on January 25, 1755, Empress Elizaveta Petrovna founded the Moscow University at the request of Count Shuvalov. Over time, Ukrainian and Russian students began to consider this day as their holiday (this happened around the 2nd half of the XIX century), and Saint Tatyana is considered the patroness of students.

AT Greece students on November 7 celebrate Polytechne. On this day in 1973, student demonstrations took place, during the suppression of which hundreds of students were arrested. According to official data, there were no casualties, but in fact more than 1,000 people were injured, and 24 students were killed.

AT Finland May 1 celebrate the holiday of students Wappu. On this day graduates of the lyceums receive a student's cap, which symbolizes their new status. April 30, the President of the country congratulates students, and the holiday begins.

AT Harvard University in the USA the holiday of students is celebrated in February. Here there is a theatrical action under the name "Hasty Pudding". Traditionally, this dish was brought to themeeting of the student club since 1795. This large and cheerful holiday is a carnival with a costume parade. Both women's and men's roles are performed exclusively by men - after all, at Harvard, women were not allowed to study.

Despite the sad events, in honor of whichwas set International Students Day, grieving that day is not worth it. In every country and even in every university International Students Day is celebrated in its own way, but by all means fun and in a big way. And even if you have long been out of college, this is an occasion to once again recall the carefree years spent at the university.

Congratulations!