Teacher's Day in Albania

7th of March, is known as the Teacher’s Day in Albania, and is celebrated in all schools and universities to celebrate this important cultural and historical day. On March 1887 Albanians opened the first desegregated, secular school in what was then the Ottoman Empire. It was a day when pupils and students praised their teachers, organizing festive surprises, concerts, writing poems. The classes choosed 5-6 representatives to pay a visit to the teacher's home Now the tradition has changed. No one go to the houses of teachers, but this festive day is celebreated in schools, with concerts or different activities.