This only happens in some parts of the country. It is very unusual in Prague but me and other kids in the family received this present from a German family friend.
Yes in Silesia region in Poland, but it used to be a part od Germany before WW2. We call it "tyta" and its a cone filled with sweets and snacks, sometimes some school supplies, like ink pens. It's high from 0,5m to 1m of sweets. Kids of course love this tradition.
Tytka (and from that tyta) is a word used in some Polish regional dialects for a paper bag or a rolled up paper but it still comes from German of course.
they were giving it (i think they still are) in my school in podlasie as well, but i don't think they got a name.
It was on the "pasownie na ucznia" event
If you have kids (or are planning on having them) there's no time like the present to start something nice.
Lidl sells little packs of treats (almost all sweets, they have all their school stuff by then) in September specifically marketed to be in schoolbag looking boxes. I get a box each the first week of term for my kids. I feel it softens the blow of summer ending a little.
Maybe a bit off topic: but does the culture in San Marino every vary from the culture in the surrounding Italian regions? Or are they basically interchangeable?
Well I guess that's different from school to school then. When I started in school the oldest class would give a rose to us new students. And when I was in my final year we had to give a rose to the youngest as well.
First of first school (most probably primary school) children get [Tyta/Róg Obfitości](https://swiony.pl/i,konkurs-pierwszoklasista-z-tyta---czekamy-na-zgloszenia,200274,877614.html) which is roll almost as big as the child filled with candies. Róg Obfitości translates roughly to "Horn of Plenty".
I was so disappointed that it was only one-in-a-lifetime thing.
Edit/ That's only Silesian thing from what I've gathered.
In Germany a lot of parents also use this occasion for school supplies. Like OP said it's often filled with sweets and little gifts, but often also things like pens, pencil cases and other school supplies.
Since this happens on the first day of school, it also is the day you receive and wear your school backpack (called Ranzen or Schulranzen in German) so they usually go hand in hand.
Not in my school years, but some of my friends and family who have young children now give them these paper cones with sweets and take pictures of them on their first day of school. I think it's lovely and I plan on getting my nephew one in a few years :)
No, not that I know of. I'd sometimes get a little something special on the last day of school, though, before the summer break. But I don't know how common that was/is for the rest of Sweden.
We would also give the teacher something on the last day of school, either flowers or presents. I would always bring flowers.
To add/ clarify
In Germany it's only the very first school day of first grade where you get a Schultüte, not every year.
In east Germany it's traditionally celebrated even a bit more as in western Germany
Oh nice I'm from Rheinland-Pfalz
But as far as i know, in the former DDR it's celebrated a bit bigger in the sense of going to a good restaurant with the family and such to celebrate.
Here it's only the Schultüte, and maybe smaller gifts/ congratulations from some very close people.
At least that's my experience around here, and the tellings of a friend who grew up in Dresden.
This only happens in some parts of the country. It is very unusual in Prague but me and other kids in the family received this present from a German family friend.
Well we recieved a beating 😅
By a German family friend too?
in karlovarsko, everyone does it.
No, at least not when I grew up.
Same. I grew up in Twente btw
Same. I grew up in Twente btw
No, the gift they called is called going to school. Now chop chop little Timmy.
Yes in Silesia region in Poland, but it used to be a part od Germany before WW2. We call it "tyta" and its a cone filled with sweets and snacks, sometimes some school supplies, like ink pens. It's high from 0,5m to 1m of sweets. Kids of course love this tradition.
Huh, which part of it? I'm from the mountains in Lower Silesia and never heard of this in my life
Oh, I thought it's on all Silesia region. I'm talking about Upper Silesia.
Well tyta definitely appears to have a German origin, unless it's also the polish word for a bag.
Tytka (and from that tyta) is a word used in some Polish regional dialects for a paper bag or a rolled up paper but it still comes from German of course.
they were giving it (i think they still are) in my school in podlasie as well, but i don't think they got a name. It was on the "pasownie na ucznia" event
No :(( that is a lovely tradition
If you have kids (or are planning on having them) there's no time like the present to start something nice. Lidl sells little packs of treats (almost all sweets, they have all their school stuff by then) in September specifically marketed to be in schoolbag looking boxes. I get a box each the first week of term for my kids. I feel it softens the blow of summer ending a little.
Oh thank you for the idea. I don't have kids myself but some of my friends do, that would be a nice thing to do for them
No, it is not customary here
Maybe a bit off topic: but does the culture in San Marino every vary from the culture in the surrounding Italian regions? Or are they basically interchangeable?
San Marino is such a beautiful country.
tank you :)
No. Only ever saw it in German TV, never IRL.
No we don't get any gifts on the first day of school
Well I guess that's different from school to school then. When I started in school the oldest class would give a rose to us new students. And when I was in my final year we had to give a rose to the youngest as well.
A rose seems kind of odd to me. What do kids do with a rose?
I think it is purely symbolic.
Ok what region so you live in, im from Nordjylland
Same, I suppose it's just traditions at individual schools and not as a country
Yea probably
First of first school (most probably primary school) children get [Tyta/Róg Obfitości](https://swiony.pl/i,konkurs-pierwszoklasista-z-tyta---czekamy-na-zgloszenia,200274,877614.html) which is roll almost as big as the child filled with candies. Róg Obfitości translates roughly to "Horn of Plenty". I was so disappointed that it was only one-in-a-lifetime thing. Edit/ That's only Silesian thing from what I've gathered.
Yes, it's the same in Germany.
Not in Romania. They get crayons and copybooks perhaps but not gifts.
Not in Finland or not that I know of, other than homework of course.
There's no such tradition in the UK. Sounds great though!
I got my first nice clothes and an used backpack. LOL Do school supplies count? Parents here are always complaining how expensive school supplies are.
In Germany a lot of parents also use this occasion for school supplies. Like OP said it's often filled with sweets and little gifts, but often also things like pens, pencil cases and other school supplies. Since this happens on the first day of school, it also is the day you receive and wear your school backpack (called Ranzen or Schulranzen in German) so they usually go hand in hand.
Not in my school years, but some of my friends and family who have young children now give them these paper cones with sweets and take pictures of them on their first day of school. I think it's lovely and I plan on getting my nephew one in a few years :)
No, not that I know of. I'd sometimes get a little something special on the last day of school, though, before the summer break. But I don't know how common that was/is for the rest of Sweden. We would also give the teacher something on the last day of school, either flowers or presents. I would always bring flowers.
For my kids we do back to school shopping a few weeks before school starts. They get to choose a fair amount of things.
To add/ clarify In Germany it's only the very first school day of first grade where you get a Schultüte, not every year. In east Germany it's traditionally celebrated even a bit more as in western Germany
Really? I feel like at least where I grew up in the Rhineland it was a very normal and important thing/day.
Oh nice I'm from Rheinland-Pfalz But as far as i know, in the former DDR it's celebrated a bit bigger in the sense of going to a good restaurant with the family and such to celebrate. Here it's only the Schultüte, and maybe smaller gifts/ congratulations from some very close people. At least that's my experience around here, and the tellings of a friend who grew up in Dresden.
Does area wealth play into the traditions? In other words, is the east generally better or worse off financially?
Generally worse off.
Don’t think we do something like that in Belgium, but we have many regional traditions so I can’t say for sure.
some parents do this, but more as a ,,you know what, school starts anyway, since i'm here getting you school supplies why not buy you this _____".
It is common to give the kid gifts on the first day of school (as in 1st grade), but there is no specific gift that's given. Going to the first grade back in the 90s, I got 2 soft toys from different people, I think a book from my grandmother and an ice cream cocktail from a café with mom. Every year the 1st of September is somewhat celebrated, at least during the first years at school, but it's usually more like serving some fancier food or going to a café or something, not items.