Back to School: When the First Day of Studies Starts in Different Countries

In Russia, September 1 is celebrated as Knowledge Day. It is the day when the school year traditionally starts across the country after three-month long summer holidays. Sputnik offers you to learn something new today, too: discover 10 other countries’ traditions of starting a new year of studies.

In the morning, Russian schoolchildren hurry to their first classes with a new backpack full of textbooks and bouquets of flowers for their teachers in hand. For some kids this day is full of joy, others associate it with a new period full of hard lessons and homework. The majority of university students also start their school year on September 1. To find out which countries also celebrate this day and when, click on the pictures below.