Teacher’s Day 2024 – what to give a teacher for his professional holiday
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Teacher’s Day is a special holiday not only for teachers themselves, but also for students. Everyone from childhood remembers the morning parade of flowers heading to school in all areas.
When is Teacher’s Day in 2024
Professional teachers’ holiday always officially falls on the first Sunday in October. This year – on October 6. But the holiday is celebrated on Friday in advance. Since this is the last working day before the holiday, this is when teachers are congratulated and festive concerts are held in schools. This year the school celebration falls on October 4th.
It should be noted that during the full-scale war against Ukraine, many schools abandoned loud celebrations and limited themselves to symbolic events and congratulations.
Teacher’s Day in Ukraine – the history of the holiday
Education Workers Day in Ukraine was introduced back in the days of the Soviet Union. The purpose of the holiday is to honor the work of teachers and draw attention to the contribution that teachers make to the development of children and education. Teacher’s Day received the status of an official state holiday in 1980. In independent Ukraine, the holiday is very popular and continues to be celebrated.
It should be noted that a similar holiday exists in many countries of the world, but each has its own date. International Teachers’ Day, initiated by UNESCO, is scheduled for October 5. Celebrated every year, founded in 1994.
Congratulations on Teacher’s Day: a selection of ideas on what to give
Each country has its own traditions of congratulating teachers. In Japan, for example, it is customary give tea or sweets. Teachers are congratulated in South Korea talismans for luck
Ukrainians are used to giving flowers or candy. Good gifts include flowerpots and flower arrangements. You can congratulate original postcards. They also give books, stationery or beautiful table lamps.
It is important to choose a gift, taking into account what exactly the teacher teaches, what interests or hobbies the teacher has. Can be a good gift tickets to a concert, cinema or theater. If a person is interested in sports, there may be tickets for the match.
Now is the era of education, development and self-improvement. Therefore, you can give a certificate for an interesting course or master class. A woman will always rejoice at the opportunity to go to a beauty salon, so a gift certificate A spa gift is also a great gift.
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