Teacher’s Day in Poland is coming up! Teachers form a very important part of almost all the societies. Their contribution towards the education and development of children, a country’s coming generation, is simply invaluable. Teachers (nauczyciele) have always been the vital contributor of learning in the society.

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They serve as the foundation of the cultural and sustainable development of the nation as a whole. Teacher’s Day (Dzień Nauczyciela) seeks to honor teacher for this very reason only. It is celebrated in almost all countries of the world, though on different dates. Each of the countries pays tribute to the teachers in its own way, on its own special way. Here is a list with dates on which the Teacher’s Day is celebrated in the major countries of the world:

Afghanistan – May 24
Albania – March 7
Algeria – February 28
Argentina – September 11
Australia – Last Friday in October
Azerbaijan – October 5
Bahrain – February 28
Bhutan – May 2
Bolivia – June 6
Brazil – October 15
Canada – October 5
Chile – October 16
China – September 10
Colombia – May 15
Croatia – October 5
Czech Republic – March 28
Ecuador – April 13
Egypt – February 28
El Salvador – June 22
Hong Kong – September 10
Hungary – First Sunday of June
India – September 5
Indonesia – November 25
Iran – May 2
Jamaica – May 6
Jordan – February 28
Lithuania – October 5
Lebanon – March 3
Libya – February 28
Malaysia – May 16
Mexico – May 15
Mongolia – First weekend of February
Morocco – February 28
Oman – February 28
Qatar – February 28
Pakistan – October 5
Panama – December 1
Paraguay – April 30
Peru – July 6
Philippines – October 5
Poland – October 14
Russia – October 5
Saudi Arabia – February 28
Singapore – September 1
Slovakia – March 28
Syria – February 28
Thailand – January 16
Turkey – November 24
Tunisia – February 28
United Arab Emirates – February 28
United States – Tuesday in the first full week of May
Yemen – February 28

In Poland we celebrate this day on October 14th. It is the anniversary of creation the Commission of National Education, created in 1773 from the initiative of King Stanisław August Poniatowski. The Teacher’s Day is also called The day of Education.  Teachers usually get flowers and small gifts from students.