Freshmen most anticipated event – Azemitologa celebration
On Monday, October 3rd at 14.00 at LLU Jelgava palace backyard a traditional and one of the oldest university festivals will take place – Azemitologs. Each year this festival is celebrated in the 1st of October but this year it will be celebrated two days later. The freshmen of all eight faculties will gather in the backyard of Jelgava palace to show homeworks they’ve prepared and to demonstrate their adherence to the great family of LLU.
Since autumn 1968th, when his Excellency, universities patron Azemitologs adressed his speech to freshmen of LLU, several decades has passed, but the tradition has remained and it unites several generations of students. Azemitologs celebrates the unity, wisdom, wit and fun. The aim of this celebration is to build closer ties among freshmen as well as to acknowledge their affilation to the university and Alma Mater.
The celebration will start with each faculties Deans introduction in to the yard of Jelgava palace where each faculty representatives will demonstrate their wit and wealth of imagination. It will be followed by the arrival of Azemitologs in a horse-drawn carriage and freshmen prepared performances.
This year each faculty freshman has to prepare a theatrical assignment – a performance under the motto “Who tries that achieves..” Azemitolgs invites to make the performances witty and attractive by choosing and focusing on current events – LLU, specialty, politics, economy, agriculture, education and culture. Each performance will be evaluated by the jury and each faculty has the chance to win the Large or Small Azemitologs prize.
The performances will be judged by a panel taking into account certain criteria:
Arrival type and mood;
- The presentation;
- Home task performance;
- Performances ideas clarity and intelligibility;
Students cohesion, unity, patriotism, self-confidence and fighting spiritu during the celebration.
Also the winners of the LLU Sports Centres freshmen tournament will be rewarded during the celebration. Afterwards freshmen will pledge to conscientiously study and to be honest in the study process, but at the end jury will announce the winners of the Azemitologs award.
Last year the big Azemitologs prize was given to the Faculty of Information Technology. We are excited to see what surprises will bring this years freshmen.
Let’s celebrate together!
