People in this digital era are giving preference to electronic gadgets and things have got digital forms. In spite of living in this digital era where everything is becoming technologically advanced, we must not forget the importance of books. You can easily develop your thoughts through reading a book. Apart from this, it is something that will give you access to endless knowledge. Well, if you are still thinking about why we are giving some much preference to reading a book, we are actually going to talk about World Book Day. This day is also called International Day of the Book and World Book and Copyright Day. UNESCO organizes this event every year in the month of April. It is an international event and people all over the world celebrate this great event on the 23rd of April. So, why this event is so significant?
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.
George R.R. Martin
Well, World Book and Copyright Day is a very special event as it promoted copyright, publishing, and reading. It was on the 23rd of April, 1995 when the first World Book and Copyright Day was celebrated. People living in Ireland and the United Kingdom observe something similar to this event in the month of March. Talking about the main idea that inspired UNESCO to start such an event, well, the whole idea had come from ‘Dia del Llibre’. It means ‘day of the Book’. People living in Catalonia observe this event every year on 23rd April. Taking inspiration from this, UNESCO also decided a similar event should be celebrated worldwide on the same day. Well, 23rd April is a very significant date as it is the death anniversary of William Shakespeare. It is also the death or birth of many prominent authors.
World Book And Copyright Day: History And Celebration
It was on 23rd April 1995 when UNESCO introduced this event. They selected 23rd April as the World Book and Copyright Day. Since then, people all over the world have been celebrating this event wholeheartedly. This day also marks the birth and death anniversary of various prominent authors such as Vladimir Nabokov, Haldor K.Laxness, Maurice druon, Josep Pla, and many more. This particular made it obvious why UNESCO chose 23rd April as the World Book and Copyright Day. They want to engage people all over the world in various reading activities.
Now, if we talk about how you can celebrate this day, well, there are various ways through which you can do this. You can organize reading competitions in educational institutions.
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