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!…”
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.
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 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.
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.
On 29 August, the people of Slovakia commemorate the Slovak National Uprising national holiday, which was established to commemorate the beginning of the uprising of the Slovak nation against the Nazis in 1944.