First day of School in Odessa

School year here starts on the 1st of September (it is officially called "Tha Day of knowledge").On the first of Sebtember it feels strange not to go to school even though I am already 30 years old:) Everyone seems to be going to school. Kids wear white tops and dark skirts or pants and have flowers to give to their teachers. At every school the kids and the teachers line up in front of the school building and a boy from 11th (last) grade carries a girl from the 1st grade on his shoulder and she rings a school bell. Usually they are the most handsome and strong boy and the cuttest and tiny girl.