World Book Day on April 23rd is called World Book and Copyright Day, also known as World Book Day. The original idea came from the International Association of Publishers. The programme has been transferred from Spain to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
1995, 165438+ 10 month, 15, April 23rd was officially designated as World Reading Day. It was established to promote more people to read and write. I hope everyone can respect and thank the masters of literature, culture, science and thought who have made great contributions to human civilization and protect intellectual property rights. On this day every year, many countries in the world 100 will hold various celebrations and book promotion activities.
On April 23, 2023, the second National Reading Conference was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
Development history
From 65438 to 0972, UNESCO issued a call to the whole world to "move towards a reading society", requiring all members of society to read books, so that reading becomes an indispensable part of people's daily life.
From 65438 to 0995, 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. Later, Russia thought that "World Reading Day" should also add the concept of copyright.
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.
According to library journal, World Book Day originated 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. April 23rd became "St George's Day". During the festival, Catalan residents have the custom of giving roses and books to their relatives and friends.
1995, UNESCO declared April 23rd as "World Reading Day". 1665438+April 23rd, 2006 is the anniversary of the death of the famous Spanish writer Cervantes, the famous British writer Shakespeare and the Peruvian writer Inka Garci Lasso Dehlavi.