Teacher's Day in Mexico
Teacher's Day was first celebrated in Mexico in 1918, after the signing of the decree by the President Venustiano Carranza. The day of 15th of May was marked by two events on the calendar: the capture of Queretaro and a day of remembrance of Saint Juan Bautista de la Salle, the patron of all educators. In honor of the last one till nowadays teachers are honored precisely on May 15, despite the fact that UNESCO recommends to do it on October 5.
Today, Mexico has more than 1 million 800 thousand of teachers, of which more than 60% are women. 80% of male teachers and 72% of female teachers have higher education.
The most popular present to the Teacher's Day is traditionally flowers from students. Many pupils give to their teachers an apple, the symbol of knowledge since the times of Adam and Eva. The outstanding teachers of the country on May 15 reach the Jose Vasconcelos award; he was a famous Mexican writer, philosopher and politician.
The day of 15th of May is a non-working day in all educational institutions of Mexico.
On February 27, 1844 the independence of the Dominican Republic was proclaimed, as a result of the war for the independence, – the republic has separated from Haiti.
On October 10, 1868 public-spirited lawyer Carlos Manuel de Céspedes on the farm Demajagua freed his slaves and put the weapons into the hands of Cubans. It initiated the revolution for national liberation of Cuba and the so-called Ten-year War, which was the first of three in the history of Cuban people in the second half of the 19th century.