Russia Celebrates First Day of School
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Schools throughout Russia celebrated the traditional Day of Knowledge today, always celebrated on September 1st to mark the first day of the academic year. It is a day of flowers, performances, and congratulatory speeches. While the day is largely celebratory, it has also become a day of mourning and remembrance for many following the Beslan school hostage crisis of 2004, which began on September 1st and left more than 300 dead.