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Book Lovers Day  | Read a Book Day

Facts about Book Lovers Day | Read a Book Day

  • 05 16, 2023

National Book Lovers Day

The 23rd of Nissan each year (23-4) World Book and Author Rights Day, a very important history for the world of literature and culture. On this date in 1616, Shakespeare, Miguel de Therbantes, Inca Garthelaso de la Bega, the birth date of other writers such as Maurice Doron, Haldor Kay Laxnes, Vladimir abokov, Joseph la and Manuel Mikha.

This date was chosen during the UNESCO meeting in Paris in 1995, in honor of UNESCO and the whole world for books and authors, with the aim of encouraging everyone, especially young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and to renew and increase appreciation for those authors who have contributed to the enrichment of human civilization.

A global celebration of writers, illustrators, books, and reading is known as World Book Day. All in all, this is fantastic day for all the bibliophiles around the planet to unite and appreciate the significance of books as a tool of growth and transformation for the good.

Book Day is of great importance for school students of all ages as well, and its main objective is to encourage children to discover the world of books and the joy of reading, with the aim of influencing students in a positive way and contributing to their involvement in the vast world of books in the 21st century; books are currently the most common and best way to learn, develop and experience all aspects of life.

The celebration of this day in 2019 marks the 24th celebration of the World Book and Copyright Day since its inception, and this year's celebration was focused on the importance of promoting, developing and protecting local languages; UNESCO helps and supports local communities to preserve their language and culture, and as the book is the first champion of culture, it can bring the world together around story and folklore, in addition to identity and language.

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Book Lovers Day is celebrated on August 9th every year. It is an internationally recognized observance where readers across the globe participate in various activities such as book exchanges, book club meetings, library visits, or simply spending quality time with a good book.

It's all too simple to disregard reading as a hobby in this day of growing digitalization. We should take this day to remind ourselves how pleasant it is to curl up with a good book and read in silence. One frame to talk about with kids may be this one. Reading is an activity, not merely something we learn from.

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