January 25, Tatiana's Day, is widely celebrated as a student's day in universities and colleges of our country. Why is the student's day celebrated on Tatyana's day on January 25?

The history of the student holiday Tatyana's Day is as follows. Student holiday Sudent's Day officially appeared at the beginning of the 19th century after the Decree of Nicholas I, in which he ordered to celebrate the signing of the act on the opening of the university.

Prior to that, on January 25, 1755 (January 12, old style), Empress Elizabeth signed the decree “On the Establishment of Moscow University”, and January 25 became the official university day, in those days it was called the Foundation Day of Moscow University.

However, long before the decree of the Empress, Tatyana's Day was celebrated on January 25 in Russia. This day is named after the Holy Martyr Tatyana (Tatiana).

Historically, it so happened that just on that same Tatyana's day, back in 1755 on January 25, Empress Elizaveta Petrovna signed a decree "On the establishment of Moscow University" and January 12 (25) became the official university day (in those days it was called "foundation day Moscow University).

Since then, Saint Tatiana has been considered the patroness of all students. It should be noted that in translation from Greek the very ancient name "Tatiana" means "organizer".

Moscow students honored the memory of the martyr Tatiana with solemn prayer services and performances by their choirs in churches. And the university church was consecrated in honor of Tatyana. Many generations of students and university professors have prayed in this temple for many years.

In Russia, back in the last century, Tatyana's Day (Student's Day) became a cheerful and noisy holiday for the student brethren. At first, students' day was celebrated only in Moscow, and it was celebrated very magnificently.

According to eyewitnesses, the annual celebration of Tatyana's Day was a real event for Moscow. It consisted of two parts: a short official ceremony in the university building and a noisy festivities, in which almost the entire capital took part.

On this day, crowds of students walked around Moscow until late at night with songs, rode, embracing, three or four of them, in one cab and bawled songs. The owner of the Hermitage, the Frenchman Olivier, gave the students his restaurant for a party that day ... They sang, talked, shouted ... The professors were raised to the tables ... Speakers changed one after another.

Student's Day is vigorously and cheerfully celebrated by all students throughout Russia. On this day, the district (police) did not touch even extremely sober students. And if they approached, they trumped and inquired: “Does Mr. Student need help?”

This is how Tatyana's Day was celebrated by students of pre-revolutionary Russia. After the October Revolution, this holiday was rarely remembered. But in 1995, the church of St. Tatiana at Moscow University was reopened. And in the assembly hall of the old building on that day, prizes were awarded, established in part of the founders of the first Russian university - Count I.I. Shuvalov and scientist M.V. Lomonosov. And again in Russia there was a cheerful student holiday - Tatiana's Day.

In 2006, Tatyana's Day, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, became a national holiday - the Day of Russian Students.

Tatyana's Day is a holiday that almost everyone knows about, but not everyone knows the history of the appearance of this holiday. Tatyana's day is called student's day and is celebrated on January 25 (January 12, old style). How did the tradition of this holiday originate? According to legend, in the third century AD. Christian Tatyana (Tatiana) was subjected to severe persecution for her devotion to Jesus and true faith in the kingdom of Christ. At that time, the young emperor ruled Rome, although his mother was a Christian, he himself did not share her beliefs, although he was quite loyal to the adherents of Jesus Christ. Taking advantage of Alexander's inexperience and inexperience, many of his associates easily promoted the laws that were convenient for them, gradually taking power in Rome into their own hands.

Some of the people close to the emperor did not approve of the degree of freedom that Christians have recently received. One of them was Ulpian, a member of the state council, who fiercely hated those who believed in Jesus. Ulpian compiled a collection of laws that allowed the persecution of Christians, and again the blood of martyrs who did not want to worship the pagans poured out. Among the people who suffered for their faith was the Christian Tatyana. When she was forced to pray to the statue of Apollo, the girl, instead of submitting to the persecutors, began to earnestly pray to Jesus. collapsed from its pedestal, and the statue was shattered into pieces. After numerous tortures, Tatyana was beheaded. Since 235, Christians have been celebrating a holiday in honor of the Great Martyr Tatiana, canonized as a saint.

Tatyana's Day, a holiday whose history goes back centuries, acquired special significance in the 18th century, when Empress Elizabeth signed the "Decree on the Establishment of Moscow University" with her own hand. The project of the University and the very idea of ​​its foundation, as is known, belong to M.V. Lomonosov and Count I.I. Shuvalov. They were well aware of how necessary the creation of such an institution could become for the Russian Empire, and they took all possible measures to translate this idea into reality.

There is a version that Shuvalov presented the Decree to Elizabeth exactly on January 12 (according to the new style - January 25), in order to bring joy to her mother, who celebrated her birthday on that day. Since then, Tatyana's Day, first of all, marks the day of the University.

At first, the holiday was celebrated without excessive pomp and included a prayer service in the church at the University and small, rather modest celebrations. In the middle of the nineteenth century, the situation changed, Tatyana's Day, a holiday dedicated to the University, acquired the unofficial status of a student holiday. Usually the celebration consisted of two parts. The official part included lunch in the university canteen, the rector's address to his students and the presentation of awards to the best of them, a church prayer service, as well as impromptu tours of the classrooms and libraries of the University.

The unofficial part, of course, was more intense. The students had as much fun as they could, walked around Moscow, sang songs. Tverskoy and Nikitsky boulevards were popular places for student festivities, and they also did not ignore one of the favorite traditions of students of that time were impromptu "cat concerts" that young people arranged under the windows of the Moskovskie Vedomosti publishing house. The Moskovskiye Vedomosti newspaper was published by representatives of the University, and quite often students, being in high spirits, simply broke windows, throwing stones at them.

On this day, all differences were erased: wealthy students had fun in the company of people from poor families, teachers walked with their wards. Thus, Tatiana's Day - a holiday that Russian students celebrate with pleasure to this day, has become one of the favorite holidays of student representatives. To date, January 25 is officially recognized as the Day of Russian Students. Tatyana's Day is a holiday, congratulations on which millions of people in our country receive annually, made it possible to revive old traditions and rally the ranks of Russian youth.

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Tatyana's Day is the first case of its kind when both believers and ordinary students - students celebrate on the same day, because on this day, January 25, two holidays are celebrated at once: the name day of St. Tatyana the Martyr, as well as the Day Russian students - a memorable date in Russia.

Initially, Tatiana's Day was named after the daughter of the Roman consul Tatiana of Rome, who was captured and taken prisoner during the persecution of Christians, where she was subjected to cruel treatment for her Christian faith.

Many times people tried to kill her: set fire to her, gouge her eyes out, cut her, but they did not succeed - each time God sent punishment to those who tried to hurt her and suffering, and Tatiana herself sent healing, all traces of bullying disappeared from her body .

Once, during the next bullying, through the prayer of St. Tatiana, four angels and a voice from heaven addressed Tatiana came to the tormentors. This miracle affected the torturers: it made them believe in the existence of Christ.

People, fried by the stamina and masculinity of the martyr, began to refuse to obey orders and cause her pain and suffering, but instead took her side.

Soon Tatiana was sentenced to death. The martyrdom took place on January 25, 226. Later, Tatiana was canonized as a saint, and on the day of her death, name days began to be celebrated.

I wonder what the connection is between Tatyanin Day and the students. In fact, everything is quite logical here.

The fact is that it was on Tatiana's name day in 1755 that the Great Empress Elizaveta Petrovna initialed the order on the creation of the First Moscow State University.

Adjutant General I.I. Shuvalov decided to take the University under his protection, and Shuvalov chose the date of signing the decree not only to serve the Motherland, but also to present a gift to his mother Tatyana Petrovna, endorsing the order on her name day.

In 1791, the sanctuary of Tatiana the Martyr began its work, the decorations of which were sent by the Empress herself.

Soon followed the decree of Nicholas the First, according to which the day of the initialing of the order on the establishment of the university was celebrated, and not the day of its opening, that is, on the name day of St. Tatiana, January 25th.

Thus, at the request of the monk, such a wonderful student holiday as Tatyana's Day appeared, and Tatiana the Martyr began to be considered the patroness of Moscow State University and all students.