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Jan 25 - Day of Tatyana - Student's day!
So happens, what exactly in Tatyana's day, on January, 12th, 1755, empress Elizabeth Petrovna has signed the decree " About establishment of the Moscow University " and on January, 12th (25) became official university day (then it referred to as " day of the basis of the Moscow university "). Since then sacred Tatyana is considered the patroness of students. By the way, the ancient name "Tatyana" in translation with Greek is meant by "organizer".
In 60-70 years of 19 centuries Tatyana's day turns to an informal student's holiday. Besides, a student's vacation, and this event began with it student's brotherhood always cheerfully marked. Celebrating of "professional" day of students had traditions and ritual - solemn certificates with distribution of awards and speeches were arranged.
Initially this holiday was marked only in Moscow, and marked very magnificently. On memoirs of eyewitnesses, annual celebrating Tatyana's day was for Moscow the present event. It consisted of two parts: short official ceremony in a building of university and noisy national гуляния, participation in which was accepted almost with all capital.
In XVIII - first half XIX centuries university that is why also a student's holiday there were solemn certificates in commemoration of the termination of academic year, on them there was a public, awards were distributed, speeches were said. At the same time in the official university afternoon marked молебном in university church, was on January, 12th. But it named not only Tatyana's in the afternoon, and " day of the basis of the Moscow university ".
Then Nikolay's I Decree where it has disposed to celebrate has followed do not put opening university, and signing of the certificate about its establishment. So the will of the monarch has appeared a student's holiday - Татьянин day and Day of the student.
In spite of the fact that the history of a holiday the roots leaves in the remote past, traditions were kept and to this day. The student's brotherhood as arranged wide rest more hundred years ago, and in XXI century prefers to note the holiday is noisy and is cheerful. By the way, this day quarter even extremely sober students did not touch. And if came nearer, flaunted and inquired: whether " the student mister requires the help? ".
However, the student never will miss chance to have a rest from educational process - according to popular wisdom, from its infinite celebration distracts only sessional time.