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September 8 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the people's poet of Dagestan Rasul Gamzatov

September 8 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the people's poet of Dagestan, prose writer, translator, and public figure Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov. His works are loved by many generations of readers, and the famous lines of poetry: “Sometimes it seems to me that the soldiers who did not return from the bloody fields did not once die in our land, but turned into white cranes,” became an ode to soldiers all over the world.

September 7 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the poet and writer Eduard Asadov

And I can't sleep at night
A year, and two, and all my life, I guess.
Let the leaves of the calendar
They will fly around like the leaves of a garden,
Just to know that everything is not in vain,
What do you really need!…”

Knowledge Day in Slovakia

 The sound of the school bell, big white bows,bouquets of flowers and loud music coming from every schoolyard are traditionalattributes of Knowledge Day, which is celebrated on 1 September. Thisholiday is associated with the return of students to the classrooms after thesummer holidays. 

Educational holidays in Slovakia

On the bank of the longest Slovak river Váh in the picturesque village Šoporňa was traditionally held the eighth year of the Film camp, which took place also thanks to the Fund for the Promotion of the Culture of National Minorities in Slovakia.

Constitution Day of the Slovak Republic

Constitution Day is a nationalholiday and an official day off in Slovakia. On 31 August 1992, the SlovakParliament considered a bill ofthe country's basic law and made some adjustments. On 1 September, an open votewas held on the final version of the Constitution.

August 29 - Walnut Spas

The Third Spas is celebrated every year on August 29th. Our ancestors baked bread on this day, collected ripe nuts and traded linen at fairs. The people said: “The First Savior - they stand on the water; Second Spas - eat apples; Third Savior - canvases are sold on the green mountains.