World Book Day
The World Book and Copyright Day (short World Book Day , English World Book and Copyright Day ) on April 23 since 1995 by the UNESCO world equipped Action for reading , for books , for the culture of the written word and for the rights their authors .
date
The date of April 23rd goes back to St. George's Day . It refers to the Catalan tradition of giving away roses and books on the name day of the popular saint St. George . In addition, the (presumed) date of birth and death of William Shakespeare , the days of death of Miguel de Cervantes and the Spanish-Catalan author Josep Pla and the birthday of the Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness fall on this date; It should be noted, however, that Shakespeare and Cervantes died on the same date (April 23, 1616), but not on the same day. At that time, the Julian calendar was still used in England , while the Gregorian calendar was already in use in Spain . Thus Shakespeare died ten days later than Cervantes.
Germany
In Germany, the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels and the Reading Foundation are endeavoring with the student campaign I am giving you a story about the highest holiday for bibliophiles . Teachers in the 4th and 5th grades can order free book vouchers, which they will distribute to their students on April 23rd. These vouchers can be redeemed at selected booksellers for a copy of this year's World Diary Book I'm Giving You a Story .
In addition, bibliophile bloggers organize a large-scale joint project, the bloggers give the joy of reading campaign . In this campaign, books will be raffled on all participating blogs.
The Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, Landesverband Baden-Württemberg, has also been organizing a fundraising campaign on World Book Day since 2005, in which regional booksellers donate 25 cents for each book sold on that day to a UNICEF project, for example to promote reading and schooling in Africa.
The GDR celebrated on May 10, the day of the free book in memory of the book burning in Germany in 1933 .
On 23 April 2012, initiated Reading Foundation , the Association of German Book Trade and German book publishers for the first time the action bookworms . 33,333 "reading fans" were able to register online and choose a title from a list of 25 books to give away. All registered book donors were able to pick up a package with 30 copies of the chosen title free of charge from a nearby bookstore or library. A total of a million books were given away.
Joerg Pfuhl , CEO of the Reading Foundation, said: “Reading is a unique, inspiring experience. We want to make people enjoy reading - especially those who read little, seldom or not at all. World Book Day is an ideal opportunity to share the fun of reading with others. The 'Reading Friends' campaign is thus part of an international reading movement that will also be celebrated in the USA and Great Britain in 2012 ”.
German Beer Day is also celebrated in Germany every April 23rd .
In Germany , due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the originally planned events have been postponed to September 20, 2020, when World Children's Day will be celebrated.
Catalonia
Sant Jordi (Saint George) is the patron saint of Catalonia . In Catalonia, Sant Jordi , April 23, is traditionally the day of lovers and the day of the book. Booksellers sell their goods at preferential prices (around ten percent discount) at street stalls. You buy books there for yourself or give your friends a book as a present. On this day, as a token of appreciation and affection, the man gives his wife, his (sponsored) children, his girlfriend, etc. a red rose and the women give the men a book. Many Catalan companies are giving their active and retired employees book vouchers for the day.
Great Britain and Ireland
On April 23 there, book vouchers will be distributed to the children, which they can exchange for the ten special books that appear extra on that day, can only be bought on that day and correspond to the voucher value. This value is £ 1 in the UK and € 1.50 in Ireland. In addition, many schools use the day to sell books.
See also
Web links
- World Book Day at the UNESCO Commission
- World Day at the German Book Trade Association
- Reading Foundation
- World Book Day (Germany)
- World Book Day (Austria)
- World Book Day at the Swiss Association of Booksellers and Publishers
Individual evidence
- ↑ Background on the World Book and Copyright Day, April 23. In: un.org. Retrieved April 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Bloggers are a joy to read. In: bloggerschenkenlesefreude.de. Retrieved April 23, 2016 .
- ^ Aktion Lesefreunde gives away one million books in Germany on World Book Day. In: boersenverein.de. January 16, 2012, accessed April 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Questions about the postponement of the campaign period . In .: welttag-des-buches.de (accessed on April 23, 2020).