Knowledge Day (01/09)

Write different letters A thin feather in a notebook They teach at school, they teach at school, They teach at school. Subtract and multiply, Don't offend kids They teach at school, they teach at school, They teach at school. Song «What is taught at school» (Words by M. Plyatskovsky, music by V. Shainsky)

Knowledge Day — is the first bells at school and excitement, a sea of flowers and white bows, and, of course, traditional peace lessons. This is the most long-awaited day for those who cross the school threshold for the first time.

This holiday appeared in Soviet times. Although until the mid-1930s in the USSR there was no exact date for the start of the school year. According to the resolution of the Council of People's Commissars of August 14, 1930, all children aged 8-10 years, as well as other ages who had not been in school until that time, were to be admitted to school in the fall. The obligation to send children to school rested with their parents. Every child was required to complete at least a four-year primary school course.

A single beginning of the school year in all educational institutions was introduced on September 3, 1935 by a resolution of the Council of People's Commissars and the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) «On the organization of educational work and internal regulations in primary, junior secondary and secondary schools», which established the beginning of educational classes in all schools of the USSR from September 1 and the end of their — in the first three grades on June 1, in grades 4-7 on June 10 and in grades 8-10 on June 20.

Officially, as «Knowledge Day» September 1 was established by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR № 373-11 of June 15, 1984 «On declaring September 1 a national holiday — Knowledge Day», which supplemented the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR № 3018-X «About holidays and memorable days» dated October 1, 1980 with a new holiday.

September 1 and today is the — holiday of the beginning of the new school year, primarily for students, students, students, teachers and teachers. Traditionally, on this day, schools hold ceremonial assemblies dedicated to the beginning of the school year. First-graders are greeted with special solemnity in schools.

In secondary specialized and higher educational institutions, as a rule, there are no lines, but this does not reduce the solemnity of the moment.

September 1 — is a holiday for all schoolchildren, students and their parents. May there always be a place in life for knowledge and wisdom that help cope with everyday troubles.

On this day, countries of the post-Soviet space traditionally celebrate the start of the school year — Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Ukraine.



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