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Originally Posted by Curly
I have no idea why the UK can't have it on the same day as the rest of the world!
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I agree, we should join everyone else.
The justification for not doing so seems to be:
http://www.worldbookday.com/about_world_book_day.asp
"World Book Day 2009 in the UK and Ireland will take place on Thursday 5th March. Please note that this date applies to the UK and Ireland only. The initiative is so well established in schools here that we want to make sure that the Day happens in term time to really make the most of this opportunity to celebrate books and reading."