World
Book Day
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World Book Day or World Book and Copyright Day (also known as International Day
of the Book or World Book Days) is a yearly event on 23 April,
organized by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright. In the United Kingdom, the day is instead recognized on the first
Thursday in March.
World Book Day was celebrated for the first time on 23 April 1995.
23 April
is a symbolic date for world literature for on this date in 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died.http://www.un.org/en/events/bookday/
UN: United Nations homepage
"In all formats, books embody ideas and values considered by men and women to be worth passing on. They are valuable tools for knowledge-sharing, mutual understanding and openness to others and to the world."
Irina Bokova.
Message from Director - General of UNESCO
Irina
Georgieva Bokova is the first female and Eastern European to head UNESCO. She is a Bulgarian politician Director-General
of UNESCO. She was elected
in 2009.To read about it in Spanish: http://www.diadellibro.eu/
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