Teacher's Day

Teacher's Day is a national holiday in some countries.

Contents

1 USA - Albania 2 China 3 India 4 Latin America 5 Taiwan 6 External links

USA - Albania

In Albania, this is a non-official holiday on March 7, right before Mother's Day, which is on March 8 (see also Public holidays in Albania).

China

In China, Teacher's Day is celebrated on September 10 since 1985, one of the three holidays established for professionals (the other two are for nurses and news reporters).

India

In India, Teacher's Day is celebrated on September 5, in honour of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, its second President and a noted educationist. Traditionally on this day, the responsibility of teaching is taken up by the senior students while the teachers get a much-deserved break from their duties.

Latin America

The Latin American international Teacher's Day is on September 11, commemorating the death of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Argentine politician and respected educator. This establishment was agreed during 1943's Interamerican Conference on Education , held in Panama. Many Latin American countries, however, have a separate national Teacher's Day better accorded with their own history. As of September 7 of 1976, September 11 was also adopted as Teacher's Day in the US state of Massachusetts.In Brazil also is October 15

Taiwan

In Taiwan it is celebrated on September 28 annually. It expresses respects to the labours and contributions of teachers to the Chinese society and commemorates the birth of Confucius, the model educator.

In 1939, the ROC Ministry of Education established the national holiday to be August 27, the attributed birthday of Confucius. In 1952, the Executive Yuan changed it September, stating that it was calculated to be the precise date in the Gregorian calendar.

The festival celebration occurs in the temples of Confucius around the island, known as the Grand Ceremony Dedicated to Confucius (祭孔大典). The ceremony began at 6 AM with drum beats. 54 musicians dress in rose with blue belts, 36 (or 64) dancers dress in yellow with green belts. They are led and followed by cermonial officers. Three animals -- cow, goat, and pig -- are sacrificed. The hair plucked from these sacrificed animals are called the Hairs of Wisdom.

In addition, local education institutes and civil offices award certain teachers for their excellence and positive influence.

External links

• Ceremonial dress in China
• Teacher's Day in Latin America (Spanish)