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World Book Day : 23rd April
World Book Day is coming up on the 23 April. This international event organised by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) got its start in Spain in 1923, where the commemoration of Miguel de Cervantes' death by local booksellers combined with the celebration of St. George's Day to create a new traditional exchange of flowers and... books.
The intent of World Book Day according to the UNESCO : By celebrating this Day throughout the world, UNESCO seeks to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright. Quote:
So, how will you celebrate World Book Day ? Thank you to Saladdin for the tip ! World Book Day on wikipedia. World Book Day on the UNESCO site in english and in french. Note that the UK apparently celebrates World Book Day on 5th March 2009. |
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04-15-2009, 12:18 PM | #2 |
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"UNESCO seeks to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright. "
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Maybe we could add a rose to our collection of smileys?
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Did anyone else, reading the thread title, think this was about World Book encyclopedias?
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Shakespeare and Cervantes apparently died on exactly the same date (23 April 1616), but in fact Cervantes predeceased Shakespeare by ten days in real time (for dating these events, Spain used the Gregorian calendar, but Britain used the Julian calendar). This coincidence however has allowed UNESCO to make 23 April the World Book and Copyright Day. (From Wikipedia.) |
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What is FTD? I'm not familiar with that acronym. |
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I don't know what it stands for, but it is a flower delivery network. I think many florists are part of it.
http://www.ftd.com/ BOb |
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well, according to this site they do : http://www.worldbookday.com/
but, you can join in on the 23 with the rest of us anyway. |
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