World Book Week 16-20.11.2020

Borislava Todorova – 10 grade Foreign Language School Pleven, Bulgaria You will now be introduced to :

❖The essence of the holiday ❖Date selection ❖World Book Day by region The essence of the holiday

• World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day, or International Day of the Book,

• It is an annual event organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing, and copyright

• The first World Book Day was celebrated on 23 in 1995, and continues to be recognized on that day Date selection

• In 1995 UNESCO decided that the World Book and Copyright Day would be celebrated on 23 April • the date is also the anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, as well as that of the birth or death of several other prominent authors. Date selection

➢ The first World Book Day was celebrated on 23 April in 1995, and continues to be recognized on that day

➢ A related event in the and Ireland is observed in March

• St George's Day in Catalonia is celebrated with giving loved people Books and Roses • It is an opportunity for Catalans to honour their patron saint and show their love of culture

• In Sweden, the day is known as Världsbokdagen ("World Book Day") and the copyright aspect is seldom mentioned ▪ Normally celebrated on 23 April, it was moved to 13 April in the year 2000 and 2011 to avoid a clash with Easter United States of America

❖ In Kensington, Maryland, the International Day of the Book is celebrated with a street festival on the Sunday closest to 26 April

❖ This year 15th Annual Kensington Day of the Book Festival was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Bulgaria

• The events marking the day of books will spread over urban space through the initiative “Set a book free”, boosting the exchange of books through the bookcrossing online platform and its temporary stands in different cities. • The Bulgarian Book Association will award journalists and public figures for popularizing book reading. Thank you for your attention!