The first school day

By an old Bulgarian tradition September 15 is the first school day. It is a date, which every Bulgarian cherishes in their memory. Each year on that day thousands of students go back to the classrooms and many children cross the school threshold and hear the school bell ringing for the first time. For many years Bulgarian people’s thirst for knowledge has helped it in times of hardship, and struggles for preservation of the Bulgarian school traditions have been waged. Nowadays, September 15 is a symbol of the new beginning and the succession of generations. For many centuries Bulgarian first-grade pupils look eagerly forward to the first school day that will introduce them to the immense world of knowledge.