The purpose of World Book Day is to promote more people to read and write, hoping to inspire everyone to respect knowledge and culture and protect intellectual property rights. So, do you know the date of World Reading Day in 2020? What is the origin of World Reading Day?

I. Time of World Reading Day in 2020

World Reading Day in 2020 is on April 23rd. April 23rd, 2020 is the 25th World Book Day. The full name of World Book Day is World Book and Copyright Day, also known as World Book Day. The original idea came from the International Association of Publishers. 1995165438+1October 15 officially confirms that April 23rd every year is World Book and Copyright Day. On this day every year, many countries in the world 100 will hold various celebrations and book promotion activities.

Second, the holiday origin of World Book Day

World Book Day originated from 1972. This year, UNESCO issued a call for "going to a reading society" to the whole world. By 1995, the International Publishers Association put forward the idea of "World Reading Day" at the 25th Global Congress, and the Spanish government submitted the plan to UNESCO. The proposal to set up World Reading Day was put forward by Spain, and its inspiration came from the "St. George's Day" in Catalonia, Spain. In addition, according to library journal, World Book Day also comes from a legend in Catalonia, Spain: "The beautiful princess was trapped in the mountains by the dragon, and the warrior George defeated the dragon alone and rescued the princess; The gift the princess gave George was a book. " Become a symbol of courage and strength from this book.