Student's day (Tatiana's day)

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It so happened that it was on Tatiana's day, which is celebrated in the new style on January 25, in 1755, when Empress Elizaveta Petrovna signed a decree "On the establishment of Moscow University", and Tatiana's day became the official university day, in those days it was called the Foundation Day of Moscow University. Since then, Saint Tatiana has been considered the patroness of students. By the way, the very ancient name "Tatiana" in translation from Greek means "organizer".

At first this holiday was celebrated only in Moscow and was celebrated very magnificently. According to eyewitnesses, the annual celebration of Tatiana's Day was a real event for Moscow. It consisted of two parts: a short official ceremony in the building of Moscow University and a noisy festivities, in which almost the entire capital took part.

In the 18th century - the first half of the 19th century, a university, and therefore a student, holiday became solemn acts to mark the end of the academic year, numerous guests were present, awards were handed out, speeches were made. At the same time, 25 January was the official university day celebrated with a prayer service at the university church. But it was not called Tatyana's Day, but the Day of the Foundation of Moscow University.