Today, Russia traditionally celebrates Student’s Day. And it is also called Tatiana Day, as it coincides with the Day of Remembrance of the Great Martyr Tatiana. On January 25, 1755, Empress Elizaveta Petrovna signed a decree “On the Establishment of the Moscow University”. And since then Tatyana’s day has become a holiday.
On Student’s Day, all university students are encouraged to go to church, light candles and pray to St. Tatiana, and then go to concerts and parties dedicated to the holiday. It is believed that on this day the student should be drunk. And in many universities before, on Student’s Day, they poured mead on anyone who wanted it. At Moscow State University this tradition has been preserved to this day.
There are also various signs associated with Student’s Day. And maybe the main thing is to say “free”. Often students lean out of the window and shout, “Free, come!” she shouts. And if in response they hear from a random passerby that they are “already on the way”, they are considered to pass the session without any problems. It is also believed that if on this day you accidentally find yourself between two Tatyanas, then even your biggest wish will come true.
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