Tatiana
Day
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Official
name
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Day of Russian students
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Also
called
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Students day
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Observed by
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in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova
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Significance
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Russian Students Day
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Date
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Next time
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25 January 2017
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Frequency
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annual
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Related to
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Eastern Orthodox liturgical days
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Tatiana Day
(Russian: Татьянин день, Tatyanin den' ) is a Russian religious
holiday observed on 25 January according to the Gregorian calendar, January 12 according to the Julian.
It is named after Saint Tatiana, a Christian
martyr in 3rd
century Rome during
the reign of Emperor
Alexander Severus.
In
1755 on the name
day of Ivan Shuvalov's mother Tatiana Rodionovna, his
mistress Empress Elizabeth of Russia endorsed his
petition to establish a university in Moscow. Shuvalov was Minister
of Education. The church of Saint Tatiana was later built in the university
campus. A traditional service is conducted at the University’s church on 25
January, followed by speeches and the awarding of prizes.
The
Russian Orthodox Church declared Saint
Tatiana the patron saint of students, and
Tatiana Day has come to be celebrated as Russian Students Day. The
observance has a long tradition of festive activities. In 1885, Chekhov
wrote, "This year everything was drunk, except the water from the Moscow
river, and only because it was frozen". Parties begin with a traditional
honey-based mead. Although originating in Moscow, St. Tatiana's Day
celebrations have spread to most university towns.
Coincidentally
25 January is also the end of the first term of the traditional academic
year for Russian students – the end of winter exams session, followed by a
two-week winter holiday.
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SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatiana_Day
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