Student's Day is a special celebration of the Honduran calendar that takes place every June 11 . The objective of this party is to pay tribute to all the students of the country; young people who represent the future of Honduras . This festival is celebrated throughout the country with various activities such as exhibitions, games and talks, among others.
Student Day in Honduras is celebrated in tribute to Father José Trinidad Reyes , do you want to know who he was and why is this anniversary celebrated ? Read on and find out below.
How was the Student's Day born in Honduras?
The Student's Day in Honduras is celebrated in honor of José Trinidad Reyes and Sevilla ; precursor and founder of the Autonomous University of Honduras, the first public house of higher education.
June 11 was chosen because this day commemorates the anniversary of the birth of Reyes in the year 1797. He was popularly known for many generations as the "Father Trine" and his student life was framed in reading and the Catholic faith.
José Trinidad graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, theology and canon law and years later, in the year 1820, he was ordained as Subdeacon, at which point he began his life as a priest.
The Student's Day party was established to be celebrated every June 11 in memory of the birth of Kings with a decree of the Governing Agreements of May 28, 1922.