Teacher's Day in China

On September 10, China celebrates one significant event that definitely affects the lives of every citizen of the country - this is Teacher's Day. In fact, this unique holiday has been celebrated in China for quite a long time. Back in the Middle Ages, it was customary to honor and congratulate teachers and mentors who, through their backbreaking work, tried to convey to the younger generation at least some of the knowledge that they themselves possessed. This profession is extremely in demand in China. It pays quite well, and people who teach teenagers are always and everywhere respected. Often a teacher goes through life with his student, this factor especially applies to martial arts. It is there that the mentor, for decades, gives all his knowledge to his student, and in gratitude he achieves significant success in the field of his future activities. The holiday in its modern form became official back in 1985. This was an urgent need for a huge state. Indeed, during the “Chinese Cultural Revolution,” the number of highly qualified teachers immediately decreased. The main goal pursued by the country's leaders was to raise the authority of specialists in this field of human activity. Since then, Teacher's Day has been celebrated on a regular basis on September 10th. On this great day (for the overwhelming majority of the indigenous population) rallies and various meetings are held everywhere. Quite often, award ceremonies are timed to coincide with this date. After all, there are a lot of worthy teachers and everyone needs personal awards. At such events, all mentors are given memorable gifts and, of course, flowers. Millions of students and schoolchildren thus thank their teachers for their rather hard work. Of course, today the Chinese education system is entirely modeled on Western countries and most of the old traditions in honor of this solemn day have no longer been preserved. For example, several hundred years ago, students, as a sign of respect and respect for their mentor, washed his feet with cool water. It was by this action that they showed that they were ready to obey and obey their teacher. Today we can say with complete confidence that this significant date is the most important of the huge list of holidays and celebrations in China.