But summer holidays have a strange habit: they begin slowly and end suddenly. Inside it sits the real spoiler of August summer homework. The approaching academic routine has created a curious August atmosphere inside homes: notebooks and textbooks on one side, green-and-white flags, badges, buntings and Independence Day celebrations on the other. The green-and-white flags outside, Independence Day songs, and particularly the unmistakable sound of children’s bajas in the neighbourhood keep reminding him that August 14 is coming. So while children mourn the approaching end of summer freedom, some mothers are quietly looking forward to the return of school bells.